Prospects show off speed at MCC track meet

There were no spectators allowed at the Metro Catholic Conference championship track and field meet on Wednesday at St. Louis University High School, but if there were it would have been a destination spot for college football coaches. The meet featured several Division I football prospects, including a freshman who is one of the hottest prospects in the Midwest and a sophomore who missed football season with an injury but has displayed his freakish athleticism this spring. Those two prospects — St. Louis University High freshman <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="125255" first="Ryan" last="Wingo"]</strong> and CBC sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="103779" first="Jeremiyah" last="Love"]</strong> — met in the 100-meter dash final that included six Division I football prospects. In that race it was Wingo who finished first in 10.93 seconds and Love who was next at 10.94. Wingo, a wide receiver-cornerback, also won the 200 (22.04 seconds) and was part of victorious 400- and 800-meter relay squads. His outstanding four-event performance helped SLUH win the meet by a significant margin. Wingo has two older brothers who played college football. His oldest brother, Ronnie, was a running back at Arkansas. His next brother, Raymond, played defensive back and wide receiver at the University of Missouri. The youngest Wingo, who stands 6-1 1/2 and 195 pounds, ran a reported 4.37 laser 40-yard dash at a combine in March and has been piling up offers ever since. His first offer, from Missouri, came last May when he was still in eighth grade. He’s recently added offers from UCF, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Iowa State and Illinois. He’s got plenty of time before he can officially sign with anyone and will likely have dozens of offers from coast to coast at that point. <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/14621444/5fab420ce97a5c0b147a4fe4" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> After finishing second in the 100, Love, who has recorded a 10.84 time in the 100-meter dash this spring, went on to win the long jump with a distance of more than 22 feet. Love was recently measured at 6-feet-2 and 190 pounds. He missed his sophomore football season with an injury, but should be one of the breakout performers in the St. Louis area as a junior this fall as an athlete capable of playing running back, wide receiver or defensive back. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://twitter.com/CBCFootball/status/1389643446776958985?s=20">In recent testing at his high school, Love recorded a 4.42 40-yard dash, 37-inch vertical leap, a broad jump of 9 feet 8 inches.</a></span> He has yet to receive his first scholarship offer, because he didn’t play last fall, but he will turn heads at camps this summer after his impressive performances in track this spring. NOTE: Film below is from 2019 and is a mix of varsity, junior varsity and freshmen games. <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/13030353/6089efdedfe34411f83afd0f" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Wednesday’s 100-meter dash final also included De Smet junior wide receiver Caleb Key, SLUH junior wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id="99449" first="Chris" last="Brooks Jr"]. (pictured above), CBC freshman wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id="126237" first="Jeremiah" last="McClellan"] and Chaminade junior cornerback [player_tooltip player_id="37535" first="Cam" last="Epps"] (Oklahoma State commit). While Wingo and Love pulled away from the pack, the next four were closely grouped: Key (11.59 seconds) was third, followed by Brooks (11.71), McClellan (11.73) and Epps (11.83). Key is a 6-2, 175-pound wide receiver who has also played some defensive end. Brooks, whose father of the same name played wide receiver at the University of Nebraska, is 6-2 and 210 pounds and has seen his recruiting pick up in recent months with offers from Ball State, Buffalo, Yale, Penn, Brown, Illinois State, Northern Colorado and Lehigh, among others. He is a physical specimen who will impress on the camp circuit this summer. <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11116361/5f8af8717bd3040ad4512eb8" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> McClellan, a 5-11, 185-pounder, is another strong, athletic and physical receiver who figures to be a breakout performer as a sophomore on a talented CBC squad this fall. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2021/01/prep-redzone-missouri-showcase-class-of-2024-standouts-part-1/">At the Prep Redzone Missouri Showcase in late December, he recorded a 38-inch vertical leap and a broad jump of 9 feet.</a></span> McClellan’s older brother, Matt, played defensive end at Missouri State University and Jeremiah could still be growing. <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/14614385/5fd0e9e2ff02770b687c85ba" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Epps, a 6-2, 190-pound cornerback, committed to Oklahoma State in early February and then added a scholarship offer from Missouri a few days later. He has great size and speed for the cornerback spot and could add several offers before he can officially sign. <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11245755/5fb98443041ef309e82fc8a7" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> &nbsp; &nbsp;