Casey Clinger (American Fork UT)
The #2 runner on one of America's top cross country teams at American Fork High School, Clinger might not have the flashiest track times among the top sophomores on this list, but his XC results speak for themselves. Clinger ran 15:03 for 3 miles and 16:01 for 5K as a freshmen. He ran one of the top 10 splits ever at the American Fork Relays last weekend with a 10:04 performance on the two mile course at altitude in Utah. Clinger finished a respectable 77th place in last year's Nike Cross Nationals and aims to be a much deeper individual finisher for his team this December at nationals.