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Boys Individual Battle
Lafayette and Southlake Carroll should be well represented up front. Reed Brown should probably be the favorite coming into the race with a 15:19 from his only meet of the year. A strong contingent of Missourians should be in the mix as well. Leading the charge will be Austin Hindman, a national caliber triathlete, who was second at the Forest Park Invitational. However, his teammates Alec Haines and Devin Meyrer are sure to finish close to Hindman.
Continuing in Missouri, Clayton Adams and Cody Berry will look to be in the mix as well. Adams is the top returner from the largest class in Missouri. He split up the trio at Forest Park, edging Haines at the line. Another name from the KC area to watch is Cody Berry, fourth last weekend at Rim Rock two seconds behind Adams.
A bit of an unknown is Ean Bayer of Norman North who ran 15:19 early in the season. While we haven't seen him since late August, if he is healthy and racing he will be a favorite to win the race.
Two others to watch are TJ Sugg and Riley Osen the top runners from Arkansas and Kansas. Sugg pulled away from Osen to win the Missouri Southern Stampede in 15:22.