When you haven’t heard the identify Brody Clark but, you quickly will. The Ontario highschool standout from Milton District H.S. made headlines final weekend in Rochester, N.Y., the place he stormed to victory on the sixtieth McQuaid Invitational, one of many largest highschool cross-country meets within the U.S.
Clark not solely gained the Varsity Boys’ race however shattered the course report, protecting the three-mile distance in 14:29. His efficiency marks the quickest time ever on the occasion’s new course, launched in 2021 after pandemic-era adjustments shifted it away from U.S. Interstate Freeway 390.
The 17-year-old Grade 12 scholar has been on a tear since buying and selling in his soccer cleats for spikes after his freshman yr. Simply this previous June, he swept the boys’s 1,500m and three,000m titles on the Ontario Excessive College Monitor and Area Championships (OFSAA). He additionally owns the Canadian U18 and OFSAA report within the 3,000m (8:14.03), and his 1,500m greatest of three:45.63 is simply three seconds shy of Kevin Sullivan’s historic Canadian interscholastic report of three:42:33 set in 1993.
Clark’s McQuaid Invitational win is a significant assertion. Since its inception in 1965, the meet has grown right into a showcase of North American working expertise, yearly drawing H.S. athletes from 20 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces (Ontario and Quebec).
Wanting forward, Clark has already set his sights south of the border. Earlier this month, he introduced his dedication to Wake Forest College in Winston-Salem, N.C., the place he’ll be part of the NCAA Division I program within the fall of 2026.
