Mountain Vista's Davis Helmerich dropped 1:36 from 2017 to 2018.
There were two other runners among the Top 100 who made leaps of over 90 seconds this season.
Mountain Vista's Davis Helmerich had the second best improvement among the Top 100, dropping 1:36 from 2017. Helmerich's journey is similar to Bartlett's...
As a freshmen he opened his MileSplit account with a 20:14. By the end of the season he had dropped that to 18:23. Last year he inched forward ever so slightly, running 17:38.
This year he broke 17 all five times he raced, capping it with a 16:01 PR.
Yasin Sado had the third best improvement within the Top 100, dropping 1:33 from 2017.
Last year he broke 18 just twice, running a 17:25 personal best. He broke 18:20 all eight times he raced.
Additional Honorable Mentions:
Jesse Hayward - improvement of 1:25
Dalton Yost - improvement of 1:25
Nico Piliero - improvement of 1:16
Harrison Witt - improvement of 1:15
Grahm Tuohy-Gaydos - improvement of 1:12
Christian Montoya - improvement of 1:09
Ethan Abbs - improvement of 1:06
Seth Bruxvoort - improvement of 1:02.7
John Moroney - improvement of 1:02.2
Will Daley - improvement of 1:01
| Athlete | 2018 | 2017 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Sprout | 14:32.90 | 14:48.60 | ( 15.70 ) |
| Cruz Culpepper | 14:43.60 | 15:23.00 | ( 39.40 ) |
| Ares Reading | 14:52.90 | 15:46.00 | ( 53.10 ) |
| Aidan Fitzgerald | 15:05.30 | 15:31.30 | ( 26.00 ) |
| Easton Allred | 15:10.00 | 14:53.00 | 17.00 |
| Austin Vancil | 15:17.00 | 15:17.00 | 00.00 |
| Dylan Schubert | 15:17.70 | 15:28.00 | ( 10.30 ) |
| Luke Sundberg | 15:18.70 | 16:06.00 | ( 47.30 ) |
| David Cardenas | 15:23.60 | 15:58.50 | ( 34.90 ) |
| Sean Graff | 15:25.60 | 16:10.62 | ( 45.02 ) |
| Yonas Mogos | 15:26.50 | 16:13.70 | ( 47.20 ) |
| Caleb Ream | 15:31.00 | 16:08.00 | ( 37.00 ) |
| Ryan Outler | 15:31.00 | 16:12.00 | ( 41.00 ) |
| Parker Wolfe | 15:31.40 | 16:11.00 | ( 39.60 ) |
| Cal Banta | 15:31.90 | 15:20.70 | 11.20 |
| Mason Norman | 15:33.40 | 15:33.00 | 0.40 |
| Henry Barth | 15:34.79 | 16:27.00 | ( 52.21 ) |
| Derek Fearon | 15:36.00 | 15:59.00 | ( 23.00 ) |
| Connor Ohlson | 15:36.00 | 15:17.00 | 19.00 |
| Seth Bruxvoort | 15:37.30 | 16:40.00 | ( 1:02.70 ) |
| John Moroney | 15:37.70 | 16:39.90 | ( 1:02.20 ) |
| Cole Nash | 15:38.00 | 16:16.70 | ( 38.70 ) |
| Noah Bodewes | 15:38.90 | 15:51.60 | ( 12.70 ) |
| Ryan S Johnson | 15:40.40 | 16:18.00 | ( 37.60 ) |
| Tyman Smart | 15:40.70 | 16:03.00 | ( 22.30 ) |
| Gavin Harden | 15:41.00 | 16:28.70 | ( 47.70 ) |
| Colton Stice | 15:41.00 | 16:17.00 | ( 36.00 ) |
| Grahm Tuohy-Gaydos | 15:43.00 | 16:55.90 | ( 1:12.90 ) |
| Caleb Boutelle | 15:44.50 | 16:36.00 | ( 51.50 ) |
| Brody Dempsey | 15:44.70 | 16:01.00 | ( 16.30 ) |
| Dillon Powell | 15:44.90 | 15:50.60 | ( 5.70 ) |
| Levi Kilian | 15:44.90 | 15:54.00 | ( 9.10 ) |
| Ian Kelly | 15:47.10 | 16:33.00 | ( 45.90 ) |
| James Gregory | 15:48.40 | 16:08.00 | ( 19.60 ) |
| Nolan Getchell | 15:49.00 | 16:14.00 | ( 25.00 ) |
| Will Daley | 15:50.20 | 16:51.50 | ( 1:01.30 ) |
| Jaden Evans | 15:50.42 | 16:13.27 | ( 22.85 ) |
| Cory Kennedy | 15:51.90 | 16:21.00 | ( 29.10 ) |
| Yasin Sado | 15:52.00 | 17:25.00 | ( 1:33.00 ) |
| Simon Kelati | 15:52.00 | 15:23.00 | 29.00 |
| Jack Volf | 15:52.30 | 16:10.80 | ( 18.50 ) |
| Marcus Flint | 15:53.00 | 16:04.00 | ( 11.00 ) |
| Cooper Brown | 15:54.00 | 15:41.00 | 13.00 |
| Henry Murphy | 15:56.00 | 16:38.00 | ( 42.00 ) |
| Stephen Haysley | 15:56.60 | 16:32.80 | ( 36.20 ) |
| Seth Rouse | 15:57.60 | 16:28.00 | ( 30.40 ) |
| Ben Conlin | 15:58.06 | 16:13.00 | ( 14.94 ) |
| Jesse Hayward | 15:58.90 | 17:24.00 | ( 1:25.10 ) |
| Matthew Mettler | 15:59.00 | 16:32.00 | ( 33.00 ) |
| William Ledden | 15:59.50 | 16:36.00 | ( 36.50 ) |
| Benjamin Bi | 15:59.60 | 15:43.00 | 16.60 |
| Christian Montoya | 15:59.70 | 17:09.00 | ( 1:09.30 ) |
| Kyle Piper | 16:00.20 | 15:52.00 | 8.20 |
| Max Tenbraak | 16:00.40 | 16:25.00 | ( 24.60 ) |
| Torey Puckett | 16:00.60 | 16:04.00 | ( 3.40 ) |
| Wesley Beckham | 16:00.80 | 16:10.00 | ( 9.20 ) |
| Ethan Abbs | 16:00.90 | 17:07.00 | ( 1:06.10 ) |
| Davis Helmerich | 16:01.20 | 17:38.00 | ( 1:36.80 ) |
| Carson Williams | 16:02.03 | 16:19.00 | ( 16.97 ) |
| Logan Bocovich | 16:02.24 | 16:10.10 | ( 7.86 ) |
| Caleb Bishop | 16:02.40 | 16:55.00 | ( 52.60 ) |
| Micah Zeller | 16:03.50 | 17:01.60 | ( 58.10 ) |
| Logan Moore | 16:04.10 | 16:12.80 | ( 8.70 ) |
| Lukas Haug | 16:04.56 | 16:19.00 | ( 14.44 ) |
| Brandon Hippe | 16:05.00 | 16:17.00 | ( 12.00 ) |
| Jacob White | 16:05.00 | 16:39.00 | ( 34.00 ) |
| Gus McIntyre | 16:05.45 | 16:49.00 | ( 43.55 ) |
| Jared Wright | 16:05.50 | 16:34.00 | ( 28.50 ) |
| Dalton Yost | 16:05.60 | 17:31.00 | ( 1:25.40 ) |
| Jamison Cartwright | 16:06.90 | 16:40.00 | ( 33.10 ) |
| Ryan Montera | 16:07.00 | 16:27.00 | ( 20.00 ) |
| Jace Owen | 16:07.10 | 15:58.00 | 9.10 |
| Jack O'Sullivan | 16:07.40 | 15:49.00 | 18.40 |
| Nico Piliero | 16:07.46 | 17:24.00 | ( 1:16.54 ) |
| Henry Terhaar | 16:07.60 | 16:23.10 | ( 15.50 ) |
| Zac Witman | 16:08.00 | 16:29.70 | ( 21.70 ) |
| Eric Wright | 16:08.60 | 16:27.30 | ( 18.70 ) |
| Chris Montross | 16:08.69 | 16:21.90 | ( 13.21 ) |
| Edward Rush | 16:09.13 | 16:46.00 | ( 36.87 ) |
| George Maldonado III | 16:09.50 | 16:33.00 | ( 23.50 ) |
| Asher Hoyt | 16:10.00 | 16:36.00 | ( 26.00 ) |
| Isaac Roberts | 16:10.00 | 16:04.00 | 6.00 |
| John Ames | 16:10.13 | 16:50.41 | ( 40.28 ) |
| John Parker | 16:10.20 | 16:08.00 | 2.20 |
| Matthew Blizzard | 16:10.28 | 16:17.00 | ( 6.72 ) |
| James Hibbard | 16:11.80 | 16:37.00 | ( 25.20 ) |
| Ramon Villalobos Ocampo Jr | 16:13.00 | 16:19.00 | ( 6.00 ) |
| Harrison Witt | 16:13.00 | 17:28.00 | ( 1:15.00 ) |
| Wyatt Mortenson | 16:13.04 | 17:07.50 | ( 54.46 ) |
| Owen Buehler | 16:13.60 | 16:52.70 | ( 39.10 ) |
| Cole Trautman | 16:13.70 | 17:15.20 | ( 1:01.50 ) |
| Riley Abrashoff | 16:14.00 | 16:35.26 | ( 21.26 ) |
| Ethan Bartlett | 16:14.94 | 17:58.20 | ( 1:43.26 ) |
| Henry Bowman | 16:15.00 | 16:19.00 | ( 4.00 ) |
| Matthew Roberds | 16:15.10 | 16:05.90 | 9.20 |
| Will Locascio | 16:15.70 | 16:48.00 | ( 32.30 ) |
| Calbert Guest | 16:16.60 | 16:59.00 | ( 42.40 ) |