USATF Marathon Championships Bring Top U.S. Marathoners to 2025 California International Marathon
Championship fields will compete for U.S. national titles and a combined $116,500 prize purse
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The 42nd California International Marathon (CIM) will host the 2025 USA Track & Field (USATF) Road Marathon Championships on Sunday, December 7. The Marathon Championships are the final event on the annual USATF Road Racing Circuit and feature over 200 of the top U.S. marathoners from around the country.
“We can’t wait to bring electrifying, head-to-head championship racing back to the streets of Sacramento with CIM serving as the 2025 U.S. Marathon Championships,” said Scott Abbott, Sacramento Running Association Executive Director. “In a sport increasingly drawn to fast times, we’re committed to keeping the heart of racing alive—where racing and placing trumps pacing and time chasing. For our top athletes, we’re thrilled that the numbers to the left of their names in the results will matter more than the numbers to the right.”
“This year’s chase for a national title promises to be exceptional. Former CIM champions Sara Hall and Futsum Zienasellassie return to Northern California to defend against a stacked field of America’s best, including Olympian Leonard Korir and major marathon champion Biruktayit Degefa,” added Abbott.
Zienasellassie of Flagstaff, Ariz. completed the CIM course in 2:11:01 to capture the USATF Marathon title in 2022. Zienasellassie followed up the 2022 performance with his personal best marathon time of 2:09:40 at the 2023 Rotterdam Marathon. Expected top challengers include 2024 Paris and 2016 Rio Olympian Leonard Korir of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Daniel Mesfun of Flagstaff, Ariz. Korir has the fastest seed time in the field at 2:07:56 and is the seventh-fastest American marathoner of all-time. Mesfun holds a personal best time of 2:08:51 from earlier this fall at the Dublin Marathon.
Two other athletes expected to vie for the title and the $20,000 first-place prize are CIM returners Nico Montanez of Tucson, Ariz. and Christian Allen of Orem, Utah. Montanez made his marathon debut at the 2017 California International Marathon running 2:16:26 and now holds a personal best time of 2:09:55. Allen made his marathon debut at the 2023 CIM running 2:15:01 and has since lowered his marathon time to 2:10:32.
The women’s field is led by 2017 CIM and USATF Marathon Champion Sara Hall of Flagstaff, Ariz. Hall has won ten national championships, including her 2:28:10 finish at CIM in 2017. Hall owns the fastest personal best in the field at 2:20:32, the fifth-fastest marathon ever run by an American woman.
“I’m so excited to finally get back to CIM and compete in the U.S. Marathon Championships,” said Hall. “Having grown up in Northern California and spending many years living just north of Sacramento in Redding, CIM feels like coming home. I have such great memories of my race there in 2017 and can’t wait to experience this magical race again!”
Hall’s Northern California roots stretch back to her career as a scholastic star at Santa Rosa’s Montgomery High School and All-American athlete at Stanford University. Biruktayit Degefa, a 2:21:34 marathoner from Colorado Springs, Colo., is expected to be a top challenger for Hall. Degefa enters her first marathon as a U.S. athlete after winning multiple well-known marathons while competing for Ethiopia – the 2014 Sydney Marathon and the Houston Marathon in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
While Hall and Degefa are favorites in terms of fastest marathon PRs, others expected to contend include 2:29:00 marathoner Jane Bareikis from Crestwood, Ill., 2:29:13 marathoner Savannah Berry of Orem, Utah, and 2:29:26 marathoner Anne-Marie Blaney of Rochester Hills, Mich. Marathon debutant Megan Sailor of Boston ran 1:09:39 for half marathon earlier this month and may be a factor up front on race day as well.
The men’s and women’s championship fields will compete for a combined $116,500 prize purse, with an additional $5,000 bonus for setting a new course record and a $500 bonus for athletes who run under the 2028 USATF Marathon Olympic Trials qualifying times of 2:16:00 for men and 2:37:00 for women. The current CIM course records are 2:07:35 for men, set in 2024 by Tsegay Weldlibanos and 2:24:28 for women, set in 2024 by Calli Hauger-Thackery.
The Sacramento Running Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding ways to encourage people of all ages and abilities to run. The SRA is committed to developing new, quality running events that appeal to a broad variety of runners.
2025 USATF Marathon Championships:
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Women’s Field – Athlete, Marathon PR, Residence |
Men’s Field – Athlete, Marathon PR, Residence |
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Sara Hall, 2:20:32, Flagstaff, AZ |
Leonard Korir, 2:07:56, Colorado Springs, CO |
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Biruktayit Degefa, 2:21:34, Colorado Springs, CO |
Daniel Mesfun, 2:08:51, Flagstaff, AZ |
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Jane Bareikis, 2:29:00, Crestwood, IL |
Futsum Zienasellassie, 2:09:40, Flagstaff, AZ |
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Savannah Berry, 2:29:13, Orem, UT |
Nico Montanez, 2:09:55, Tucson, AZ |
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Anne-Marie Blaney, 2:29:26, Rochester Hills, MI |
Christian Allen, 2:10:32, Orem, Utah |
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Obsie Birru, 2:30:25, Phoenix, AZ |
Jerrell Mock, 2:10:37, Fort Collins, CO |
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Annie Heffernan, 2:30:26, Boston, MA |
Nathan Martin, 2:10:45, Flagstaff, AZ |
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Kodi Kleven, 2:30:45, Vineyard, UT |
Jacob Thomson, 2:11:40, Louisville, TN |
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Jessa Hanson, 2:31:02, Spicer, TN |
Nelson Oyugi, 2:11:40, Farmington ,NM |
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Lindsey Bradley, 2:31:46, Heath, TX |
Charlie Sweeney, 2:12:00, Boulder, CO |
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Sarah Reiter, 2:31:58, Hood River, OR |
Kevin Lewis, 2:12:02, Richfield, MN |
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Maya Weigel, 2:32:16, San Francisco, CA |
Joseph Whelan, 2:12:16, Webster, NY |
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Monica Hebner, 2:32:40, Austin, TX |
John Raneri, 2:12:33, Flagstaff, AZ |
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Katie Kellner, 2:32:48, Boston, MA |
Will Norris, 2:12:33, Charlottesville, VA |
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Breanna Sieracki , 2:33:26, Burnsville, MN |
Tyler Jermann, 2:12:40, Saint Paul, MN |
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Rachel Hyland, 2:33:44, Belmont, MA |
Will Nation, 2:13:11, Austin, TX |
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Sara Lopez, 2:33:48, Port Orchard, WA |
Steven Martinez, 2:13:44, San Diego, CA |
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Rebecca Schmitt, 2:33:58, Edgewood, NM |
Lyle O’Brien, 2:13:56, Boulder, CO |
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Hannah Branch, 2:34:00, Orem, UT |
Joseph Trojan, 2:14:14, Edina, MN |
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Kelli Smith , 2:34:09 , Grand Rapids, MI |
Carlos Trujillo , 2:14:21, Weiser, Idaho |
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Meriah Earle, 2:34:17, Escondido, CA |
Jason Weitzel, 2:14:28, Greenville, SC |
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Shannon Smith, 2:34:24, Fayetteville, AR |
Seth Totten, 2:14:30, Fair Oaks, CA |
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Kelsey Pontius , 2:34:29, Longmont, CO |
Dominic Arce, 2:14:32, Portland, OR |
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Sara Passani, 2:34:33, Los Angeles, CA |
Ben Olson, 2:14:35, Grand Rapids, MI |
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Stephanie Sherman, 2:34:34, Indianapolis, IN |
Alec Sandusky , 2:14:38, Cincinnati, OH |
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Holly Clarke, 2:34:48, San Francisco, CA |
Medhane Woldu, 2:14:48, San Diego, CA |
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Amanda Beach, 2:34:51, Littleton, CO |
Zack Holden, 2:14:49, Washington, DC |
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Ava Nuttall , 2:35:09, Rochester, MN |
Caleb Kerr, 2:14:50, Zionsville, IN |
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Elizabeth Chikotas, 2:35:14, Draper, UT |
Chase Weaverling, 2:14:54, Arvada, CO |
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Kaitlyn Peale, 2:35:40, Portland, OR |
Michael Ottesen, 2:15:20, Provo, UT |
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Zoe Baker, 2:35:52, San Francisco, CA |
Clint McKelvey, 2:15:30, Vienna, VA |
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Claire Benjamin, 2:35:53, Louisville, CO |
Zach Herriott, 2:15:34, Washington, DC |
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Kathryn Fluehr, 2:35:55, Boulder, CO |
Tim McGowan, 2:15:40, Brighton, MA |
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Jennifer Pope, 2:36:11, Plano, TX |
Jack Mastandrea, 2:15:57, Greenville, SC |
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Jenny Grimshaw , 2:36:14, San Francisco, CA |
Mitch Ammons , 2:16:01, Austin, TX |
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Stephanie Rouse, 2:36:22, Boston, MA |
Brian Masterson, 2:16:02, Seattle, WA |
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Brittney Hall, 2:36:28, Macomb, MI |
Ben Schneiderman, 2:16:09, Denver, CO |
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Isabel Tortorella, 2:36:29, Austin, TX |
Will Loevner, 2:16:12, Pittsburgh, PA |
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Jocelyn Todd, 2:36:30, Salt Lake City, UT |
Aaron Davidson, 2:16:13, Flagstaff, AZ |
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Heather Kampf, 2:36:30, Minneapolis, MN |
Kevin Kirk, 2:16:33, Ogden, UT |
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Sofie Schunk, 2:36:33, Albuquerque, NM |
Jacob Shiohira, 2:16:34, Bentonville, AR |
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Julia Vasquez Giguere, 2:36:36, Clayton, CA |
Garret Lee, 2:16:35, Denver, CO |
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Theresa Hailey, 2:36:40, Portland, OR |
Robert Swoboda, 2:16:43, Salem, OR |
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Andrea Masterson, 2:36:41, Atlanta, GA |
Roman Kirkov, 2:16:50, Winlock, WA |
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Erin McDonald, 2:36:46, San Francisco, CA |
Kyle B. King, 2:16:56, Montclair, VA |
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Kristin Dailey, 2:36:54, Elmhurst, IL |
Kellen Blumberg, 2:16:58, San Diego, CA |
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Caroline Williams, 2:36:57, Boston, MA |
Andrew Oslin , 2:16.29, Auburn, WA |
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Hannah Moulton, 2:37:18, Worthington, OH |
Matt Lenehan, 2:17:02, San Francisco, CA |
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Sarah Czuprynski, 2:37:21, North Hollywood, CA |
Brian Harvey, 2:17:05, Belmont, MA |
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Hannah Chau, 2:37:27, Phoenix, AZ |
Alberto Mena, 2:17:06, Salt Lake City, UT |
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Carter Norbo, 2:37:29, Charlottesville, VA |
Spencer Bossi-Johnson, 2:17:07, Poughkeepsie, NY |
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Abigail Morro, 2:37:45, Philadelphia, PA |
Jake Bertelsen, 2:17:08, Powell, OH |
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Jen Odenheimer, 2:37:48, Portola Valley, CA |
Collin Buck, 2:17:09, Kalispell, MT |
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Erika Fluehr, 2:38:00, Atlantic Highlands, NJ |
Cameron Dickson, 2:17:15, Boston, MA |
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Alyssa Barrette, 2:38:02, Portland, OR |
Owen Ritz, 2:17:16, Meadowbrook, PA |
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Margaret Vido, 2:38:06, Lafayette Hill, PA |
Matt Welch, 2:17:17, Bellingham, WA |
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Leila Mantilla, 2:38:25, Havertown, PA |
Brett Lustgarten, 2:17:17, Salt Lake City, UT |
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Ann Centner, 2:38:30, Memphis, TN |
Scott Nelson, 2:17:21, New York, New York |
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Marissa Lenger, 2:38:41, Portage, MI |
Esteban Trujillo, 2:17:24, Fort Collins, CO |
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Madey Dickson , 2:38:41, Herriman, UT |
Mark Messmer, 2:17:27, Castle Rock, CO |
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Mara Olson, 2:38:41, San Francisco, CA |
Jesse Davis , 2:17:30, Omaha, NE |
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Sophie Payne, 2:38:57, los angeles CA |
Marcus Graham, 2:17:31, Colorado Springs, CO |
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Jeannette Mathieu, 2:39:03, San Francisco, CA |
Emad Bashir-Mohammed, 2:17:33, Aurora CO |
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Leigh Anne Sharek, 2:39:09, Brooklyn NY |
Ryder Searle, 2:17:38, Lakewood, CO |
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Tessa Barrett, 2:39:17, Arlington, VA |
Charles Remillard, 2:17:56, Denver, CO |
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Andrea Markezich, 2:39:31, Austin, TX |
Michael Morris, 2:17.05, Austin, Texas |
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Alexandra Conway, 2:39:46, New York, NY |
Oscar Medina, 2:17.45, San Francisco |
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Aileen Barry , 2:39:48, Manhasset, NY |
Alexander Helmuth, 2:18:02, Creswell, OR |
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Izzi Gengaro, 2:39:56, Stanford, CA |
Zach Kreft, 2:18:05, Sunbury, Ohio |
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Morgan Coulter, 2:40:08, Saline, MI |
Blake Buysse, 2:18:11, Chicago, IL |
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Madeline Block, 2:40:18, Coralville, IA |
Grayson Hough, 2:18:28, Davis, CA |
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Lauren Kelly, 2:40:31, Philadelphia, PA |
Nicholas Spector, 2:18:28 , Anaheim |
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Anne Flower, 2:40:32, Colorado Springs, CO |
Adam Wood, 2:18:37, Herriman, UT |
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Diane Neubauer , 2:40:51 , Ambler, PA |
Alec Baldwin, 2:18:37, Denver, CO |
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Johanna Gretschel, 2:40:54, Austin, TX |
Corey Purcella, 2:18:52, Albuquerque |
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Brooke Slayman, 2:40:56, Solon, IA |
Nick Doud, 2:18:52, Bloomington, IL |
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Naomi Fulton, 2:40:57, Hartland, WI |
Grady Daniels, 2:18:59, Portland, OR |
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Brittany Alvarez , 2:41:13, Chicago, IL |
Trevor Wysong, 2:19:04, Saint Petersburg, FL |
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Alosha Southern, 2:41:16, Brooklyn, NY |
John Bleday, 2:19:05, New York, NY |
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Karen Bertasso Hughes, 2:41:27, Selkirk, NY |
Oscar Viquez, 2:19:09, San Jose, CA |
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Sarah Anderson, 2:41:30, Folsom, CA |
Cristobal Gutierrez, 2:19:13, Columbus, Ohio |
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Shalaya Kipp, 2:41:34, Rochester, MN |
Esteban Prado, 2:19:42, Fountain Valley, California |
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Veronica Graziano, 2:41:35, Falmouth, ME |
Nicholas Tsotu, 2:20:30, Fair Oaks, CA |
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Kelli Walsh, 2:44:40, Austin, TX |
Dillon Breen, 2:20:31, San Diego, CA |
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Courtney Dauwalter, 2:49:54, Leadville, CO |
Scott Lankford, 2:20:31, Simi Valley, CA |
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Megan Sailor, DEBUT, Boston, MA |
Isai Rodriguez, DEBUT, Durham, NC |
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Molly Born, DEBUT, Chapel Hill, NC |
Tom Brady, DEBUT, Park Ridge, IL |
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Clara Mayfield, DEBUT, Manhattan, KS |
Murphy Smith, DEBUT, Charlotte, NC |
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Hanna Hegemann Berens, DEBUT, Lincoln, NE |
Nick Randazzo, DEBUT, Flagstaff, AZ |
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Willow Collins, DEBUT, Draper, UT |
Ryan Ioanidis, DEBUT, Spokane, WA |
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Dana Feyen, DEBUT, Minneapolis, MN |
Coen Roberts, DEBUT, Greenville, SC |
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Gabrielle Orie, DEBUT, Orchard Park, NY |
Isaac Harding, DEBUT, Grand Rapids, MI |
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Morgan Jensen, DEBUT, Sandy, UT |
Isaac Wegner, DEBUT, Durand, WI |
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Dani Barrett, DEBUT, San Francisco, CA |
Jack McMahon, DEBUT, Warwick, RI |
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Jaquavious Harris , DEBUT, Orem, UT |
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Luke Combs, DEBUT, Colorado Springs, CO |
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Luke Marsanskis, DEBUT, Cumberland, Maine |
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Makai Clemons, DEBUT, San Diego, CA |
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Chris Maxon, DEBUT, Superior CO |
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Jacob McLeod, DEBUT, Soperton, GA |
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Ryan Johnson, DEBUT, Waltham, MA |