Class of 2026 Mid Distance and Distance Runner Recruits

More 4:18/9:19 boys... Excel avg. for P4 Male recruit is 4:15/9:18

I was thinking of some more analytics to include, such as Ivy League, or maybe P4 averages. I am open to suggestions.

Curtis, Aelo [2:17.38 (800) / 4:30.91 (1500) / 4:49.17 (1600) / 4:51.01 (1 Mile) ] - Harvard

Landis, Justin [1:56.74 (800) / 4:11.49 (1600) / 4:10.79 (1 Mile) / 9:03.44 (3200) ] - Penn State

I got a request for ranking the recruiting classes of the schools and have added the top 10 schools as measured by 800, 1500, 1600, and 3200 average recruit times, for both boys and girls, noting the # of recruits each school has with a time in that event.

Is it possible to add some statistics to the class, such as 25th, median, 75th, 95th percentile times in 800, 1500, 1600, and 3200? Just like an SAT scoresheet, you could add ranks besides times for each recruit. You can easily compare Ivy versus non Ivy, or class of 2026 versus previous two classes using any statistic.

I guess my question would be what defines the "range" of the class? That of the recruits (to date)? Or how about the top 100 times or something during their junior year? But to do it properly would require a time for each athlete in the "range".

Wow, that’s an impressive time for a 2026 recruit! A 4:47 mile and 10:19 for 3200 is seriously strong, CU is getting a great one.

Friedrich, Maxwell [1:56.73 (800) / 3:55.53 (1500) / 4:08.94 (1600) / 9:16.30 (2 Mile) ] - Georgetown

Loftin, Sam [1:56.40 (800) / 4:12.48 (1600) / 4:14.97 (1 Mile) / 9:14.70 (3200) ] - Lipscomb

Johnson, Larkin [2:10.36 (800) / 4:51.70 (1600) / 4:53.49 (1 Mile) / 10:32.76 (3200) ] - Mississippi State

Friedrich went 8:57.74 for 3200m to win the OHSAA Division I state meet. Also 14:37.54 this XC season to win the Trinity Valkyrie Invite in Louisville.

thanks, I somehow I missed that, but I am always open to corrections and additions

Graham Blanks at this time as a senior would have these recruiting numbers, from his junior year, 57.3/2:06.26/4:17 mile/9:10 2M. In sr year xc, he added 28th at NXN and 9:04.9 3200m before COVID ended the season in 2020. He's run 12:48 now and won two NCAA xc championships. So, you really cannot tell that much about the future potential of runners in general on the basis of junior year times.

Dom Ellis of Cinci St. X was right on his heels at Trinity. I don't know if he has committed yet. I expect the individual D1 title to be between Friedrich & Ellis. Tipp is D2 this year so last year's D1 individual champ, Landon Kimmel, will be in that race.

Trinity was crazy fast this year. The top 9 were all under 15 the next 5 under 15:10. The region is getting some much needed rain now so I would expect times to be more in the range you would expect them to be over the next few weeks going into the league & district meets since the ground will be softening up.

Heemeyer, Hallie [2:13.57 (800) / 4:30.91 (1500) / 4:48.31 (1600) / 4:49.96 (1 Mile) / 10:46.10 (3200) ] - BYU

Cragnolino, Eva [2:19.74 (800) / 4:31.55 (1500) / 4:48.10 (1600) / 4:49.74 (1 Mile) / 10:01.98 (3000) / 10:30.45 (3200) ] - Washington

Barton, Kamryn [2:10.40 (800) / 5:21.66 (1 Mile) / 10:27.58 (3000) ] - Virginia Tech

Hutchinson, Josie [2:15.87 (800) / 4:51.86 (1500) / 4:55.12 (1600) / 10:42.28 (3200) ] - Samford

Shook, Ava [2:13.36 (800) / 5:10.15 (1600) / 5:11.75 (1 Mile) ] - High Point

I see Poppy Healy to Butler stats later

Catching up from being away

Healy, Poppy [2:10.27 (800) / 4:30.46 (1500) ] - Butler (above)
Tzouloufis, Gia [2:34.52 (800) ] - Dayton
Buckingham, Huntley [4:53.88 (1600) / 10:49.47 (3200) ] - Cornell (above)
Hutchinson, Josie [2:15.87 (800) / 4:55.12 (1600) / 4:58.55 (1 Mile) / 10:42.28 (3200) ] - Samford
Friedrich, Keira [2:13.13 (800) / 4:44.95 (1500) / 4:51.90 (1600) / 5:04.58 (1 Mile) / 11:09.14 (3200) ] - Minnesota
Drobac, Emmerson [2:27.43 (800) / 5:04.80 (1600) / 10:41.13 (3200) ] - Wisconsin
Hnetinka, Sophia [2:17.50 (800) / 4:56.21 (1600) / 10:36.99 (3200) ] - Pittsburgh
McCartney, Madelyn [2:20.53 (800) / 4:45.85 (1500) / 4:53.13 (1600) / 5:06.21 (1 Mile) / 10:29.51 (3200) ] - Kentucky
Chalmers, Nina [2:12.66 (800) / 4:26.35 (1500) / 4:51.09 (1 Mile) / 10:19.90 (3000) ] - North Carolina

Coleman, Jameson [2:00.94 (800) ] - Samford 0:47.53 400 also
Lendon, Wyatt [1:58.57 (800) / 4:16.65 (1600) / 9:28.68 (3200) ] - NYU
Adelman, Alec [1:57.08 (800) / 4:19.48 (1600) ] - Ohio University
Jeffcoat, Cooper [1:49.75 (800) / 4:12.93 (1600) ] - Mississippi State
Workman, Jonah [2:02.23 (800) / 3:59.48 (1500) / 4:15.82 (1600) / 4:16.56 (1 Mile) / 9:06.39 (3200) / 9:10.13 (2 Mile) ] - Michigan
Wendring, Aidan [1:59.77 (800) / 4:00.57 (1500) / 8:42.40 (3000) ] - Portland
Daniels, Trent [1:50.94 (800) / 4:10.72 (1600) / 8:10.43 (3000) ] - Virginia

Elliot, Ben [2:07.48 (800) / 4:19.39 (1600) / 4:20.98 (1 Mile) / 9:20.54 (3200) ] - Tampa