2017 Fantasy Cross Country - Draft Recap and Preview


Team Hoffman/Hoffman/Rubin

Owners: Hugo Hoffman, Lucas Hoffman, Harry Rubin

Team (based on pick):



Team (based on returning time rank):

1Stephen KielhofnerSpringfield Catholic3
16Alex DukesMexico18
33Caleb FeuerbacherMaryville31
32Chandler GibbensHickman44
64Tyler RodveltStaley47
17Jonathon CoffmanHerculaneum60
49Cole BiesemeyerJefferson City69
48Colton PalmerWarrensburg130
65Caleb BoysWest Plains141
80MacArthur RedohlClayton936
Team Score: 143 -- Preseason Rank: 8

The Hoffman brothers combined with fellow 2017 Clayton High School grad Harry Rubin to draft their shared team this year. Grabbing the first pick, they decided to go with Class 3 #1 and superstar Stephen Kielhofner out of Springfield Catholic. On the turn, they grabbed two more Class 3 studs in Alex Dukes (C3 #5) and Jonathon Coffman (#10). Coming back around, they drafted up-and-comer and #7 on our Top 10 Watch List, Chandler Gibbens of Hickman, before securing C3 #6 Caleb Feuerbacher. Staying with their Class 3 theme, Colton Palmer of Warrensburg - #10 on our Watch List - was their next pick, followed by another Class 4 runner in Cole Biesemeyer of Jefferson City. Tyler Rodvelt, a 16:26 rising senior from Staley, was a bit of a steal at 64 and then Caleb Boys, West Plains's #4 man, was their next pick. They rounded out the draft picking MacArthur Redohl of Clayton - an 18:52 rising junior out of Clayton. They will enter the season ranked #8, but that doesn't mean they're out of it; they still have plenty of star-power on this squad.