Time to update my list of best recruit track results. This year's update has some poignancy as it completes the Shaw era, which is where I started tracking. Incoming scholarship players bolded:

100m
Brandt-Sims: 10.36aw
K. Kelly: 10.66
Love: 10.68a (sophomore)
N. Peat: 10.73 (junior)
McCaffrey: 10.75aw (sophomore)
Ayomanor: 10.76
Rector: 10.80 (junior)
Fehoko: 10.81a
Adebo: 10.83 (junior)
Barton: 10.84a
Farrell: 10.87 (freshman)
Butler: 10.92a (sophomore)
Speights: 10.93
Wedington: 10.94 (junior)
Bowman: 10.95 (junior)
F. Owusu: 10.96a
Kalambayi: 11.00
Jo. Thompson: 11.04
Arcega-Whiteside: 11.13a (junior)
Scarlett: 11.13a (junior)
Logan: 11.14 (junior)
Holder: 11.19 (junior)
Woods: 11.24c (freshman)
Ojarikre: 11.29 (junior)
Carter: 11.32 (junior)
Bonner: 11.33 (junior)
Head: 11.35
E.J. Smith: 11.38 (junior)
Meeks: 11.39a
Bachmeier: 11.40 (junior)
Slocum: 11.43 (sophomore)
A. Jones: 11.43 (junior)
J. Harris: 11.45
Filkins: 11.52 (freshman)
Hudson: 11.53 (sophomore)
Cisse: 11.58 (junior)
Turner-Muhammad: 11.63 (junior)
J. Bailey: 11.68a (sophomore)
Hoffpauir: 11.69 (sophomore)
Whitfield: 11.71
Manley: 11.75
Martinez: 11.84
Mangum-Farrar: 11.84c (sophomore)
McGill: 11.84 (junior)
Irvin: 11.90 (freshman)
T. Williams: 11.93 (freshman)
Starr: 11.96 (sophomore)
Ellis: 12.02 (freshman)
Palma: 12.04c
Cotton: 12.05aw
Tafiti: 12.24c

200m
Brandt-Sims: 21.24a (sophomore)
Butler: 21.35aw (junior)
Adebo: 21.46 (junior)
Bowman: 21.47 (junior)
K. Kelly: 21.58
Love: 21.64a (sophomore)
Rector: 21.65 (junior)
Ayomanor: 21.66
Bonner: 21.97
Farrell: 22.04 (freshman)
Logan: 22.07 (junior)
McCaffrey: 22.17a (junior)
Barton: 22.26a
Wedington: 22.59 (junior)
F. Owusu: 22.67a
Jordan: 22.88 (junior)
Manley: 23.00
Slocum: 23.16
Head: 23.21 (junior)
Woods: 23.22 (freshman)
J. Reid: 23.27 (junior)
J. Harris: 23.27
Toomer: 23.30 (sophomore)
Meeks: 23.33aw
Karty: 23.44c (sophomore)
J. Bailey: 23.46a (junior)
Ojarikre: 23.49 (sophomore)
Holder: 23.5a
Filkins: 23.54 (freshman)
Ellis: 23.62 (junior)
A. Jones: 23.75 (sophomore)
Turner-Muhammad: 23.81 (junior)
McGill: 23.99 (freshman)
T. Williams: 24.15 (freshman)
Hudson: 24.21 (freshman)
Martinez: 24.34
Hoffpauir: 24.44 (sophomore)
A. Harris: 24.95 (junior)
Starr: 25.10 (freshman)
Tafiti: 25.33
Cotton: 25.34c
Wyrick: 25.91 (junior)

400m
Toomer: 48.00 (junior)
Brandt-Sims: 48.5a (freshman)
Bonner: 48.76
Adebo: 49.74 (junior)
Love: 50.84c (sophomore)
Crane: 51.26 (junior)
Logan: 51.42 (junior)
Rector: 51.66 (junior)
Antoine: 52.07a (sophomore)
Stewart: 52.23
Holder: 52.44c
Manley: 52.66

110m hurdles
Mangum-Farrar: 14.19
J. Reid: 14.61a (junior)
Jo. Thompson: 15.12
Whitfield: 15.42
Wyrick: 17.8 (sophomore)

Long jump
K Kelly: 24' 2.5
Logan: 23' 3.25 (junior)
Toomer: 22' 8 (junior)
Jo. Thompson: 22’ 6
Holder: 22' 6 (junior)
Morris: 22' 5.5 (junior)
Bonner: 22' 4.5 (junior)
Rector: 22' 3 (junior)
Franklin: 22' 1.5 (sophomore)
Cisse: 22' 1 (junior)
Ayomanor: 21’ 9.5
Fehoko: 21' 8.25
Higgins: 21' 8
N. Peat: 21' 7 (junior)
Carter: 21' 7 (junior)
Bailey: 21' 4 (sophomore)
A. Jones: 20' 10.5 (sophomore)
Maddox: 20' 9
Ellis: 20' 11 (junior)
Slocum: 20' 8 (freshman)
Meeks: 20' 5
McGill: 20' 4 (junior)
Reuben: 20’ 3 (junior)
Mangum-Farrar: 20' 1 (junior)
Hudson: 19’ 9 (sophomore)
Wedington: 19' 7.25 (junior)
Weselman: 19' 3.5 (sophomore)
Whitfield: 19' 1.5
Porter: 18' 8.5 (sophomore)
Palma: 18' 6
Karty: 17' 7.5 (junior)

High jump
Segina: 6' 0 (junior)
Manley: 6'0
Holder: 5' 11 (junior)
Owusu: 5' 10 (junior)
Bachmeier: 5' 9 (junior)
McGill: 5' 8 (freshman)
Filkins: 5' 8 (freshman)

Triple jump
Toomer: 47' 0.5 (junior)
Bonner: 46' 1.5 (junior)
Logan: 44' 9.5
Higgins: 44' 5.75
Jo. Thompson: 44’ 5 (junior)
Reuben: 44’ 1.25 (junior)
Holder: 44' 0.5
Cotton: 43' 4.5
McGill: 41' 10.5 (junior)
Ellis: 41' 4.5 (sophomore)
Whitfield: 40' 11
Weselman: 38' 10.5 (sophomore)
Hudson: 38’ 4 (junior)

Shot put
Nugent: 57'2
Uke: 56' 4
T. Phillips: 56' 0 (junior)
Sarell: 55' 7.5 (sophomore)
Kalambayi: 55' 0
Bragg: 53' 10.75 (junior)
Hooper: 53' 6.5 (junior)
Powell: 53' 5.75
Palma: 53' 1
Phillips: 52' 4.5
Nwafor: 51' 9
Keneley: 51' 1.5 (sophomore)
K. Murphy: 50' 10
Yamauchi: 50' 10
Armitage: 50' 1.5 (sophomore)
Lukrich: 50' 2
Miller: 49' 7.5 (junior)
Booker: 48' 6.5
Shuler: 48' 5 (junior)
Yarbrough: 46' 11.5
Dalman: 46' 7.5
Maddox: 46' 5.75
Hinton: 46' 5.75 (sophomore)
Buckey: 46' 2 (junior)
Cotton: 46' 2
C. Symonds: 45' 11.5 (junior)
Higgins: 45' 5.75 (junior)
A. Peat: 45' 5
Fanaika: 45' 4
Hall: 45' 3.25 (junior)
Stratford: 44' 10.75 (junior)
Aybar: 44' 8.25 (second freshman year....essentially sophomore)
A. Fox: 44' 8.25
Cooper: 44’ 7 (junior)
Leyrer: 43' 8.5
Rouse: 43' 7
Little: 43' 3 (sophomore)
Martinez: 42' 6.75
Meeks: 40' 11.5
Burkett: 40' 11.5
Marceau-Olayinka: 40' 4 (junior)
Herron: 39' 11.5 (sophomore)
Heyer: 39’10 (freshman)
Sh. Taylor: 39' 9 (sophomore)
A. Franklin: 39' 5.5 (junior)
Scarlett: 38' 5.25

Discus
Bragg: 190' 4 (junior)
Buckey: 190' 0
Uke: 179' 7
Phillips: 168' 0
Nugent: 162' 9
Dalman: 158' 1
Sarell: 155' 6 (junior)
Palma: 153' 8
Powell: 152' 6
Little: 152' 0 (sophomore)
Hinton: 150' 2 (sophomore)
Hooper: 147' 0 (sophomore)
F. Anderson: 146’ 10
Fanaika: 142' 6.5
T. Phillips: 139' 4 (sophomore)
Shuler: 137' 5 (junior)
A. Fox: 137’ 3.5
Miller: 133' 5 (junior)
Lohn: 133' 5 (junior)
Armitage: 130' 11 (sophomore)
Yarbrough: 130' 3
Cooper: 125’ 8 (junior)
Rouse: 125' 6.5
Leyrer: 120' 1

Observations:

* I only include marks that meet a certain minimum threshold so as to exclude outlier low marks that might result from somebody not having run very much track or from somebody competing in an event on a lark. I excluded a shot put Pale had as a freshman, a 400 Jackson Harris had as a junior as it was far from competitive and his marks in other events suggests it's not because he's just a crappy athlete, and a discus Marceau-Olayinka had as a junior for the same reason, though in his case I don't have reason to believe it's necessarily an outlier (but competing in discus without being versed in the form can lead to short hurls).

* There is no obvious headline story this year. That alone is probably the headline. Just as this class was unimpressive in recruiting rankings, it's unimpressive in terms of the athleticism it's injecting in the program.

* The possible exception from a track perspective is Aaron Morris. His long jump is very good (Cisse's above-average too). Moreover, as I noted at the time of commitment Morris had reported a 10.82 100 and a 22.3 200. I did not include those above because I only include verified marks, but it may be the case that Morris is athletic. Certainly the long jump supports that.

* We also have some evidence of Ojarikre having decent speed by Stanford standards, although it took him six races as a junior to get that mark and his 200 is less impressive, so he's clearly no speed demon.

* The wide receivers (although Ahmari Borden didn't run track and I'm very curious what kind of athlete he is) are very mediocre athletes. This is a big difference from last year with Ayomanor's off-the-charts athleticism, Reuben's solid marks, and Jason Thompson's clearly scholarship level and then some athleticism. I think we can have legitimate hopes the incoming receivers bring different skills, but in terms of sheer athleticism they seem to be at a disadvantage to the class ahead of them.

* That being said, Bachmeier did stand out in another event. I don't track pole vault, but for what it's worth Bachmeier's 15' 9 as a junior was tied for sixth in California that year.

* I included Yamauchi even though he's not a matriculator because it's his last high school track and field season and I may forget to include him in two years if I don't do it now.

* Assuming Chase Farrell matriculates we already know next year's update is going to have more notable entries than this year.

As always, I welcome any corrections/additions if there's anything my research missed or my analysis flubbed.

9.98. Winner ran 9.89. Missed 4th place by 1/100th of a second.

After the all the bad blood and condemnation, I guess money talks, even Saudi money. And the PGA players are pissed. The hypocrisy is frankly, stunning. What's next, the NBA partnering with a country like the UAE?

Read that here. It's a full transcription of their post-game presser from Monday. Some good stuff in here that I didn't include in my recap.

Seattle Times says $5.8M in the hole....is this recent?.... or has it normally been so?

Read that here. A bit of a bummer given he seemed so all-in.

Every guy who made the finals ran a personal best.

Second fastest time in the world this year.

Three players have started all 59 games this season - Graham, B Mont and MOORE.

And…. Don’t say this out loud.



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to be part of the excitement of big time football. The travel might be demanding, but the breath of excellent teams playing in great stadiums…with the tradition…well, we can only watch and wonder.

And we have to recruit against this.

Stanford MBB will travel to France and Greece, August 20-30th.

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This appears to be the first "trust the staff" commit from the weekend when you look at his profile (I personally like Aiden Black a lot).

Looks like he's a S for us. Basically all his film is at CB and the majority is him laying absolutely vicious hits on dudes, so a move to S makes sense.

Welcome Khari!

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Who would you like most to see added to the Pac-soon-to-be-10? Choose your two top choices. There are more than these that have been bandied about, so I picked the most frequently mentioned to fit.

Read that here. Gorney discusses Elijah Brown and Bear Bachmeier.

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I can't overstate how well he represents Stanford and how excited I am to root for his NFL career (and after). Definitely worth a watch and a nice reminder of why we support the team and the players!

As expected, 2024 3-star tight end Aiden Black has committed to Stanford.

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Take it for what it's worth, but SI is posting that the move is imminent.

After the regional, we have the measure of their capabilities.

Good article on the challenges of FCS coaches when they get FBS coaching jobs. https://theathletic.com/4568079/2023/06/01/college-football-head-coaches-fbs-fcs/
A few quotes from Troy Taylor in the article. Best one: “At the end of the day, it’s really about building a culture and a staff and players that really like playing for you,” Taylor said. “And then the big thing is ultimately player development. Those are the things that have allowed us to be successful, and we will continue to do.”

Courtesy of Adam Gorney. Just an update on 2025 3-star OT Rowan Byrne, who Stanford offered a little while back.


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The latest rumors from the weekend:

Read that here.

Read that here. The first of possibly two games against Oklahoma starts in 10 minutes, so I'm getting this in under the gun.

Read that here.