Brodey Hasty And His Former XC Team Is Opening Unattached At The adidas XC Classic


The nation's top boys runner is set to open his season at the adidas XC Classic on Friday in Cary, North Carolina, along with a few teammates. 

They'll do so unattached. 

Brodey Hasty, ranked No. 1 in our Flo50 top 25 rankings, will debut his senior season by running in an open non-divisional race that will also include collegiate athletes and club runners. 

He will not be running for Brentwood High, a public high school in Tennessee, just yet. The program, which finished third at NXN in 2016, opened its season on August 26 at the Voyles Classic in Smyrna. 

Neither Hasty nor Scott Thompson, ranked No. 22 on the Flo50, has run for the school yet. Both entries were confirmed by meet officials at the adidas XC Classic. 

The issues may stem from an investigation by the Williamson County School Board that was released in August that positioned a former Brentwood High assistant coach, Guy Avery, as a private coach who sought payment from parents in trade for spots on key cross country team races. 

Avery has denied those allegations. Brentwood High has since let go its athletic director. 

Hasty and Thompson won't be the only current Brentwood High students competing. 

Potentially 10 athletes from the school could race unattached at the meet on Friday. 

But if none of the 10 athletes who are set to compete have run for Brentwood High yet, there's a chance the team can come back to the program following the race. 

"If they're already running for the school, they cannot do that," said Richard McWhirter, who is the assistant director of cross country and track and field for the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association. "But if they have not run for the school yet, and if they haven't done any events yet, then they can come back and run." 

That's a plan some believe could happen over the next few weeks with Hasty and Thompson. 

But it may not happen, either. 

Brentwood is already four weeks into its regular season. The state championships in Tennessee are scheduled for November 4. 

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adidas XC Challenge Open Non-Division Entries

Alex KellyBartonM
Evan LeeBartonM
Greg GibbsBartonM
Joel LagatBartonM
Leslie JonesBartonM
Qasim RayBartonM
Alan TalhelmBull City Track ClubM
Andrew McIverBull City Track ClubM
Gavin FinlayBull City Track ClubM
Jason KlaitmanBull City Track ClubM
Jason PageBull City Track ClubM
John BarryBull City Track ClubM
Jon ZiefleBull City Track ClubM
Matthew HirscheyBull City Track ClubM
Richard OffieldBull City Track ClubM
Ryan LaythamBull City Track ClubM
Tyle StelzigBull City Track ClubM
Daniel CollinsColumbus State XC ClubM
Evan OwensColumbus State XC ClubM
Collin NordanFayetteville St.M
Darian StantonFayetteville St.M
Darius ReedFayetteville St.M
Jaylaan PoeFayetteville St.M
Josh DawsonFayetteville St.M
Rahsaan CottonFayetteville St.M
Richard Prudente-BernalFayetteville St.M
Tresor DlanFayetteville St.M
Caleb AmstutzGuilfordM
Caleb AndersonGuilfordM
Colin DosselGuilfordM
Gabriel ChengGuilfordM
John MartinezGuilfordM
Kieran ArburyGuilfordM
Leo GibsonGuilfordM
Alexander ChalgrenHampden-SydneyM
Cecil TiblinHampden-SydneyM
Ian TiblinHampden-SydneyM
John DykeHampden-SydneyM
Lewis BrooksHampden-SydneyM
Reed MingioneHampden-SydneyM
Sean GustafsonHampden-SydneyM
Tyler LeFevreHampden-SydneyM
Tyler WilliamsHampden-SydneyM
Alex GluckNC State University Club TrackM
Alex WallNC State University Club TrackM
Austin LalickerNC State University Club TrackM
Ben TalbertNC State University Club TrackM
Blake SissonNC State University Club TrackM
Cameron HogganNC State University Club TrackM
Cameron HowellNC State University Club TrackM
Casey ThompsonNC State University Club TrackM
Craig SkvoretzNC State University Club TrackM
Daniel HinshawNC State University Club TrackM
Ellis AckermanNC State University Club TrackM
Greg ReddenNC State University Club TrackM
Jack UstanikNC State University Club TrackM
Jacob NelsonNC State University Club TrackM
Josh QuesenberryNC State University Club TrackM
Joshua HortonNC State University Club TrackM
Kyle BlueNC State University Club TrackM
Lance BullerwellNC State University Club TrackM
Matthew StaehleNC State University Club TrackM
Max ChandlerNC State University Club TrackM
River RhodesNC State University Club TrackM
Sean NicolNC State University Club TrackM
sidney allenNC State University Club TrackM
Spencer HusenNC State University Club TrackM
Steven CrouseNC State University Club TrackM
Turner ChaundyNC State University Club TrackM
Zach TacyNC State University Club TrackM
Brandon ClarkNorth Carolina WesleyanM
Carlos ClintonNorth Carolina WesleyanM
Dion CoxNorth Carolina WesleyanM
Isaiah MattaNorth Carolina WesleyanM
Maximo BompartNorth Carolina WesleyanM
Moses RoaNorth Carolina WesleyanM
Nicholas DoderoNorth Carolina WesleyanM
Tyler BirdNorth Carolina WesleyanM
Alex ClemRandolphM
Amadou BeyeRandolphM
Caleb SchmietzerRandolphM
Chris CorrellRandolphM
Cody CarpenterRandolphM
Jermayne WallerRandolphM
Karim FrazierRandolphM
Kenny KintonRandolphM
Antonio NelsonShawM
Carlos SanchezShawM
Guido MargiottaShawM
Isiah GaddyShawM
Ivan ArtegagaShawM
Jovan RadosavlijevicShawM
Mike LagatShawM
Thilo WilkeShawM
Austin HuntSt. AndrewsM
Eduardo AndradeSt. AndrewsM
Franco PortilloSt. AndrewsM
Nathan SmithSt. AndrewsM
Zack CastorSt. AndrewsM
Aaron HaleUnattachedM
Adam PopeUnattachedM
Ben SchmidtUnattachedM
Blake FreemanUnattachedM
Brodey HastyUnattachedM
Conor HughesUnattachedM
Davis HollidayUnattachedM
Elias SandiferUnattachedM
George HotellingUnattachedM
Grant ThompsonUnattachedM
Joe LoRussoUnattachedM
Luke LattinUnattachedM
Noah DombkowskiUnattachedM
Quinn HeithcockUnattachedM
Robby PetersUnattachedM
Scott ThompsonUnattachedM
Sean BezdekUnattachedM
Sean MulherinUnattachedM
Trevor MaloneyUnattachedM
Aaron JohnsonVirginia WesleyanM
Christian RodenVirginia WesleyanM
Gavin FryVirginia WesleyanM
Jordan SulcerVirginia WesleyanM
Kollin BaerVirginia WesleyanM
Louis WolvertonVirginia WesleyanM
Matt KirkrbideVirginia WesleyanM
Michael ClassVirginia WesleyanM
Michael TresVirginia WesleyanM
Michael WardVirginia WesleyanM
Travis HarringtonVirginia WesleyanM
Trevor CeroneVirginia WesleyanM
Andrew RobertsWilliam PeaceM
Justin SanfordWilliam PeaceM
Kenan GreenwoodWilliam PeaceM
Kori AndersonWilliam PeaceM
Marvin BruintonWilliam PeaceM
Ashley SimonWinston-Salem St.M
Clayton SmithWinston-Salem St.M
Cory GeraldWinston-Salem St.M
De'Andre ArmstrongWinston-Salem St.M
Harrison McNeilWinston-Salem St.M
Jordan ReavesWinston-Salem St.M
Julian MasseyWinston-Salem St.M
Kadeem SherrillWinston-Salem St.M
Rachard DavisWinston-Salem St.M