2019's 10 Most Improved In NCAA Cross Country
2019's 10 Most Improved In NCAA Cross Country
These 10 athletes each improved by over 150 places from NCAAs last season to earn All-American honors in 2019.
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Within every NCAA cross country season there are always individual performers who improve dramatically from the year before, from total irrelevance to the very front of the national championship pack.
In 2019 there were a bounty of NCAA athletes across all three divisions who improved more than 100 places from 2018 to earn All-American finishes. Here are the 10 NCAA All-Americans who made the biggest leaps this season:
D2: Zoe Jarvis, Tampa (JR)
2018 NCAA Finish: 245
2019 NCAA Finish: 28
Difference: 217
D3: Jack Whetstone, Emory (JR)
2018 NCAA Finish: 209
2019 NCAA Finish: 14
Difference: 195
D1: Miler Haller, Boise State (SR)
2018 NCAA Finish: 217
2019 NCAA Finish: 30
Difference: 187
D3: Ethan Widlansky, Pomona-Pitzer (SO)
2018 NCAA Finish: 192
2019 NCAA Finish: 7
Difference: 185
D1: Curtis Eckstein, Purdue (JR)
2018 NCAA Finish: 203
2019 NCAA Finish: 24
Difference: 179
D2: Jessica Gockley, Grand Valley State (SR)
2018 NCAA Finish: 195
2019 NCAA Finish: 18
Difference: 177
D2: Jesus Urtusuastegui, Augustana (S.D.) (SR)
2018 NCAA Finish: 199
2019 NCAA Finish: 25
Difference: 174
D1: Molly Born, Oklahoma State (SO)
2018 NCAA Finish: 186
2019 NCAA Finish: 16
Difference: 170
D3: Marco Quaroni, Washington U. (SR)
2018 NCAA Finish: 205
2019 NCAA Finish: 38
Difference: 167
D3: Tyler Johnson, Calvin (SR)
2018 NCAA Finish: 185
2019 NCAA Finish: 28
Difference: 157