Early season marks confirm health of top individuals

Published by Adam Schneider/DyeStat.com on Jan. 18, 2018

Elijah Hall of Houston entered the NCAA Division 1 West Region championships as one of the top sprinters in the country but he was unable to finish the meet. He returned for the USATF Outdoor championships and made the World Championship team in the 200 meters (third in 20.21). Arkansas State senior Jaylen Bacon, a fellow collegian and U.S. team member, competed at the World Championships but Hall had to withdraw due to a lingering injury. 

So far this season, Hall has PR’d in the 60 meters with a win and collegiate-leading 6.60 at the Leonard Hilton Invitational.  

There have been some tremendous early season marks so far this year. UTEP sophomore Michael Saruni took the collegiate lead over 800 meters with a win at the Commodore Invitational by running a PR of 1:45.92.  Texas Tech senior Trey Culver, the two-time defending NCAA champion, won the high jump at the Corky Classic with a PR of 7-7.75 (2.33m).

? - Questions about health or fitness remain about these athletes

(Top 12 in each event plus any athletes that health or eligibility may affect their qualification for the NCAA meet) 

Top 10 Predicted team scores
Florida 51
Stanford 38
USC 34
Houston 32
Alabama 27
Texas A&M 25
Oregon 24
Georgia 23
Arkansas 21
Syracuse 20
Auburn 20 

60 Meters

1. Jaylen Bacon Sr, Arkansas State
2. Elijah Hall Sr, Houston
3. Mario Burke Jr, Houston
4. Jaylan Mitchell So, North Carolina A&T
5. Kenzo Cotton Sr, Arkansas
6. Darryl Harraway Jr, Florida State
7. Demarcus Simpson Sr, Oregon
8. Cejhae Greene Sr, Georgia
?9. Kendal Williams Jr, Georgia
10. Jalen Miller Sr, TCU
11. Raheem Chambers So, Alabama
12. Mustaqeem Williams Jr, Tennessee

200 Meters

1. Elijah Hall Sr, Houston
2. ?Renard Howell Sr, LSU
3. Kenzo Cotton Sr, Arkansas
4. Michael Norman So, USC
5. Ncincilili Titi Sr, South Carolina
6. Rai Benjamin Jr, USC
7. Nick Gray Jr, Ohio State
8. Jamiel Trimble Sr, Air Force
9. Jaron Flournoy Jr, LSU
10. Maxwell Willis So, Baylor
11. Andrew Hudson Jr, Texas Tech
12. Malik Moffett Sr, Penn State

400 Meters

1. Nathon Allen So, Auburn
2. Akeem Bloomfield So, Auburn
3. Michael Norman So, USC
4. Will London Jr, Baylor
5. Mylik Kerley Sr, Texas A&M
6. Izaiah Brown Jr, Rutgers
7. Kunie Fusasi Jr,  Florida
8. Kahmari Montgomery Jr, Houston
9. Nathan Strother Sr, Tennessee
10. Benjamin Lobo Vedel Fr, Florida
11. Warren Hazel Jr, Southern Illinois
12. Obi Igbokwe Jr, Arkansas

800 Meters

1. Isaiah Harris Jr, Penn State
2. Patrick Joseph Sr, Virginia Tech
3. Michael Saruni So, UTEP
4. Joseph White Sr, Georgetown
5. Robert Heppenstall Jr, Wake Forest
6. Devin Dixon So, Texas A&M
7. Daniel Kuhn Sr, Indiana
8. Carter Lilly Sr, Iowa
9. Dylan Capwell Sr, Monmouth
10. Avery Bartlett Jr, Georgia Tech
11. Clay Lambourne Sr, Utah State
12. Jeffrey Moore Sr, Sam Houston State

Mile

1. Josh Kerr So, New Mexico
2. Grant Fisher So, Stanford
3. Robert Domanic Sr, Mississippi
4. Neil Gourley Sr, Virginia Tech
5. Sean McGorty Sr, Stanford
6. Jonah Koech Jr, UTEP
7. Blake Haney Jr, Oregon
8. Sam Prakel Sr, Oregon
9. Ben Saarel Sr, Colorado
10. Matthew Fayers Jr, Oklahoma State
11. Liam Dee Jr, Iona
12. Justine Kiprotich Jr, Michigan State

3000 Meters

1. Grant Fisher So, Stanford
2. Justyn Knight Jr, Syracuse
3. Morgan McDonald Sr, Wisconsin
4. Sean McGorty Sr, Stanford
5. Gilbert Kigen Jr, Alabama
?6. Matthew Maton Jr, Oregon
7. Clayton Young Jr, BYU
8. Joe Klecker Jr, Colorado
9. Colby Gilbert Sr, Washington
10. Cole Rockhold Jr, Colorado State
11. Zach Perrin Sr, Colorado
12. Vincent Kiprop Jr, Alabama

?John Dressel So, Colorado

5000 Meters

1. Justyn Knight Jr, Syracuse
2. Vincent Kiprop Jr, Alabama
3. Alfred Chelanga Sr, Alabama
4. Matthew Baxter Jr, Northern Arizona
5. Jack Bruce Sr, Arkansas
6. Rory Linkletter Jr, BYU
7. Tyler Day Jr, Northern Arizona
8. Colby Gilbert Jr, Washington
9. Grant Fischer Sr, Colorado State
10. Tanner Anderson So, Oregon
11. Colin Bennie Sr, Syracuse
12. Jeff Thies Sr, Portland

?John Dressel So, Colorado

60-Meter Hurdles

1. Grant Holloway So, Florida
2. Chad Zallow Jr, Youngstown State
3. David Kendziera Sr, Illinois
4. Amere Lattin Jr, Houston
5. Ruebin Walters Jr, Alabama
6. Michael Dickson Jr, North Carolina A&T
7. Angelo Goss Sr, Syracuse
8. Ashtyn Davis Sr, Cal
9. Isaiah Moore Jr, South Carolina
10. Braxton Canady So, Oregon
11. Marquis Morris Sr, USC
12. Spencer Dunkerley-Offor Sr, Texas

4x400 Relay

1. Texas A&M
2. Florida
3. USC
4. Baylor
5. Arkansas
6. Houston
7. Auburn
8. Iowa
9. Texas Tech
10. LSU
11. Penn State
12. Kansas

Distance Medley Relay

1. Oregon
2. Mississippi
3. Virginia Tech
4. Stanford
5. Iowa State
6. Georgetown
7. Indiana
8. Arkansas
9. Wisconsin
10. BYU
11. Oklahoma State
12. Villanova

High Jump

1. Trey Culver Sr, Texas Tech
2. Vernon Turner Fr, Oklahoma
3. Randall Cunningham Jr, USC
4. Keenon Laine So, Georgia
5. Christoff Bryan Sr, Kansas State
6. Darius Carbin So, Georgia
7. Justice Summerset So, Arizona
8. Jyles Etienne Fr, Indiana
9. Landon Bartel Sr, Nebraska
10. Clayton Brown So, Florida
11. Brenton Foster So, Manhattan
12. Charles Brown Jr, Texas Tech

Pole Vault

1. Christopher Nilsen So, South Dakota
2. Matthew Ludwig Jr, Akron
3. Adrian Valles Sr, Cincinnati
4. Tim Ehrhardt Sr, Michigan State
5. Audie Wyatt Sr, Texas A&M
6. Torben Laidig Sr, Virginia Tech
7. Tray Oates Sr, Samford
8. Deakin Volz Jr, Virginia Tech
9. Hussain Al-Hizam Jr, Kansas
10. Devin King Sr, SE Louisiana
11. Barrett Poth Jr, Texas
12. Sean Collins Jr, South Alabama

Long Jump

1. KeAndre Bates Sr, Florida
2. Damarcus Simpson Jr, Oregon
3. Charles Brown So, Texas Tech
4. Grant Holloway So, Florida
5. Will Williams Sr, Texas A&M
6. Terrell McClain Sr, Akron
7. Travonn White Jr, Arkansas
8. Ja’Mari Ward rFr, Missouri
9. Eric Sloan Sr, USC
10. Chris McBride So, Clemson
11. Steffin McCarter Jr, Texas
12. Laquan Nairn So, Arkansas

Triple Jump

1. KeAndre Bates Sr, Florida
2. Eric Sloan Sr, USC
3. O’Brien Wasome So, Texas
4. Clayton Brown So, Florida
5. Jordan Scott So, Virginia
6. Barden Adams Sr, Kansas
7. Eric Bethea Jr, Indiana
8. Kaiwan Culmer Sr, Nebraska
9. Bryce Williams Jr, Penn State
10. Montel Nevers Jr, Florida State
11. Scotty Newton Sr, TCU
12. Charles Brown So, Texas Tech

Shot Put

1. Mostafa Hassan Sr, Colorado State
2. Nicholas Demaline Sr, Ohio State
3. Denzel Comenentia Jr, Georgia
4. Oghenakpobo Efekoro Sr, Virginia
5. Jared Kern Sr, Southern Illinois
6. Josh Awotunde Sr, South Carolina
7. Nicolai Ceban Sr, Kansas
8. Jordan Geist Fr, Arizona
9. Adrian Piperi Fr, Texas
10. Dotun Ogundeji Jr, UCLA
11. Matthew Katnik Jr, USC
12. Willie Morrison Jr, Indiana 

Weight Throw

1. Josh Davis Sr, North Carolina State
2. Gleb Dudarev So, Kansas
3. Grant Cartwright Sr, Michigan
4. Daniel Haugh Sr, Alabama
5. Joseph Ellis Jr, Michigan
6. Adam Kelly Jr, Princeton
7. Riley Budde Sr, Wisconsin
8. AJ McFarland Jr, Florida
9. Alan Zapalac Sr, Texas
10. David Lucas So, Penn State
11. Aleks Rapp So, Tulsa
12. Denzel Comenentia Jr, Georgia

Heptathlon

1. Tim Duckworth Sr, Kentucky
2. Karl Saluri Sr, Georgia
3. Harrison Williams Jr, Stanford
4. Hunter Price Sr, Colorado State
5. Scott Filip Sr, Rice
6. TJ Lawson So, Kent State
7. Hunter Veith Sr, Wichita State
8. Steele Wasik Sr, Texas
9. Gabe Moore Jr, Arkansas
10. Johannes Erm Fr, Georgia
11. Tim Ehrhardt Sr, Michigan State
12. John Seals Sr, George Mason