While every year of eligibility is important -- as the current predicament is showing -- the junior year is where each athlete gets to truly showcase their talents as they head into the summer and fall and the recruitment process really starts to heat up.
So while unsigned seniors have been dealt a heavy blow to their hopes of finding a college with the delay of their outdoor track season, many juniors are losing out on an all important opportunity to turn college coaches' heads to them. Having an indoor season helps, but less turns on the outdoor track is usually the truest test of overall fitness.
Over the next few weeks, we will be profiling juniors who would have benefited from business as usual this spring. Our first installation features the distance runners we believe fall into this category.
The 12 Class of 2021 juniors presented here represent a population of juniors who may have been quiet...
