I hate to break it to you guys, but you are wrong.
This is the greatest HS SR class ever. There is no Webb in it (he was a once in a life time runner), but there is a Ritz, and there are plenty of Hall types.
You are all romanticizing 2001. I often do that as well. But till this year 2003 had been the best overall class since I was born.
This is what the 2011 class did as JRs.
Mile
1 4:04.38 Verzbicas, Lukas (2011) ( Carl Sandburg, IL) (US#1)
2 4:07.70 Rosa, Jim (2011) ( West Windsor-Plainsboro North, NJ) (US#3)
3 4:08.24 Gedyon, Elias (2011) ( Loyola, CA) (US#6)
3 4:08.24 Driggs, Jack (2011) ( York Comm, IL) (US#6)
5 4:08.50 Kaddurah, Omar (2011) ( Grand Blanc Community, MI) (US#9)
6 4:08.65 Rosa, Joe (2011) ( West Windsor-Plainsboro North, NJ) (US#10)
7 4:10.10 Moussa, Ammar (2011) ( Arcadia, CA) (US#19)
8 4:10.16 Oshier, Jantzen (2011) ( Trabuco Hills, CA) (US#20)
9 4:10.60 Creese, Robbie (2011) ( Glenelg, MD) (US#23)
10 4:10.64 Jablonski, Matthew (2011) ( Loyola Blakefield, MD) (US#24)
3200m
1. 8:41.02c Joe Rosa NJ W Windsor-Plainsboro No. Hs
2. 8:46.08 Jeramy Elkaim NJ Livingston HS 2011
3. 8:48.38c James Rosa NJ W Windsor-Plainsboro No. HS
4. 8:55.40 Sam Pons CA South Pasadena Senior High (SS)
5. 8:56.37 Elias Gedyon CA Loyola High School (SS)
6. 8:57.82 Ammar Moussa CA Arcadia High School (SS)
7. 8:58.71 Craig Lutz TX Marcus
8. 8:58.91c Chris Walden IN Carmel High School
9. 9:00.34c Matt Jablonski MD Loyola-Blakefield
10. 9:02.18c John Murray MA Shrewsbury Senior High School
11. 9:02.44 Lane Werley CA King (Martin Luther Jr.) (SS)
12. 9:03.87 Ryan Gil PA North Allegheny 2011
13. 9:04.36 Blake Williams NC Northern Durham 2011
14. 9:04.75 Otis Ubriaco NY Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake 2011
15. 9:04.77 Chad Noelle NY Greene
16. 9:04.97 Billy Orman AZ Tuba City High School 2011
17. 9:05.80c Morgan Pearson NJ Delbarton School
18. 9:05.88 Tim Luthin NY Warwick Valley
19. 9:06.26 Jimmy Clark FL Creekside HS 2011
20. 9:06.68 Brian Gohlke TX The Woodlands College Park
21. 9:06.83 Steve Morrin UT Lone Peak 2011
22. 9:07.60 Will Antkowiak TX Brenham 2011
23. 9:07.98 Armando Del-Valle FL Christopher Columbus HS
24. 9:08.18c Connor Martin IN Westfield High School
25. 9:08.41 Michael Brajdic OH Bay 2011
26. 9:09.41 Jacob Kildoo PA Grove City Area
Class of 2001 as JRs
1 4:03.33 Webb, Alan (2001) ( South Lakes, VA) (
2 4:06.15 Hall, Ryan (2001) ( Big Bear, CA) (US#3)
3 4:08.33 Schneider, Nick (2001) ( Benilde-St Margaret's, MN)
4 4:09.81 Dillon, Bryan (2001) ( Sterling, CO) (US#12)
5 4:10.66 Jefferson, John (2001) ( Atlantic, FL)
1600m
3 4:06.00 Ritzenhein, Dathan (2001) ( Rockford, MI) (US#3)
3200m
1 8:55.12 Hall, Ryan (2001) ( Big Bear, CA)
2 9:00.63 Ritzenhein, Dathan (2001) ( Rockford, MI) (
3 9:01.00 Schneider, Nick (2001)
4 9:06.42 Sandfort, Jason (2001) ( West Plains, MO)
5 9:06.46 Kiter, Michael (2001) ( Shadle Park, WA)
6 9:06.80 Pilkington, Seth (2001) ( Roy, UT) (US#17)
7 9:07.20 Glaz, Daniel (2001) ( Amos Alonzo Stagg, IL)
8 9:09.07 Rakaric, Tony (2001) ( Palatine, IL)
9 9:09.15 Koborsi, Rod (2001) ( Jersey Village, TX)
2mile
1 8:44.50 Ritzenhein, Dathan (2001) ( Rockford, MI)
2 8:56.40 Schneider, Nick (2001)
Please tell me how 2001 was a better class. You can actually compare 2001's senior year times to 2011's junior year times. If you take out Webb and the two classes are very close, but 2011's junior year is better then 2001 senior year times. That being said after this 2011's senior year it won't even be close.
Please don't let the facts get in the way of your opinions though