[DROP 100] The Drop 100 for 2019: #10 - #1

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The DROP 100 is an annual ranking of the top 100 competitive fast pitch Wiffle® Ball players during the prior calendar year. The list is based on performance/results in fast pitch competition during the past year only and takes into account overall performance, quality of competition, how often a player competed, and diversity of tournaments/leagues participated in.

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10.   Kevin Norris
C4, ATF, ERL, Fingerballs

Key Stats: 48 PA | 4 H | 1 HR | 8 IP | 2 H | 2 R | 62% SO rate | 161 ERA+ [MAW Regular Season]

When Kevin Norris’ name is brought up around the wiffleball field - particularly when the discussion relates to his status as an all-time great - his epic 20-inning pitching performance against the MA Piranhas in the quarterfinals of the 2013 GSWL Fast Pitch national Championships is inevitably mentioned. That victory and the aftermath that led to a national title for the Blue Razrs was - and perhaps still is - the defining moment of Kevin’s excellent career. However, he added another potential career-defining moment to it this year.

After his team fought back to turn an early 3-0 deficit into a 3-2 one in the championship game at Fast Plastic, Norris relieved Sean Steffy to begin the third inning. Over the next four innings, Kevin shut down the Phenoms while giving the C4 bats a chance to complete their comeback (a comeback he contributed to as well). Although the Phenoms fought back late themselves, Norris didn’t give in and shut the door to preserve the 6-5 victory. His title game victory was on top of double-digit innings worked the prior day and his usual strong offensive output all tournament long. Years of high-quality play has taken its toll on Kevin’s arm, but his pitching acumen, unique delivery, and pin point control were the difference makers for him on the carpet. As a result of his performance, Kevin was named tournament MVP. He was uncharacteristically human at the plate in three Mid Atlantic tournaments this winter, spring, and summer, but did add another tournament title at MAW Opening Day and a share of the title at MAW Winter Classic.

9.   Tommy Loftus
RPWL Dodgers, Longballs

 Key Stats: 42 1/3 IP | 8 H | 6 R | 74% SO rate | 283 ERA+ [MAW Regular Season] 12 2/3 IP | 2 H | 5 R | 35 SO [MAW Post Season] 20 IP | 5 H | 1 R | 53% SO rate | 982 ERA+ [NWLA Tournament]

Appearances can be deceiving.

At 6-1 and 145 pounds, Tommy Loftus does not have the most intimidating mound presence. He receives no boost to his intimidation factor from his demeanor, which largely varies between “mild mannered” and “friendliest player in the game.”  To paraphrase one player’s take on Loftus, he’ll strike you out on three pitches and smile doing it. His unconventionality as a pitcher extends to his ball selection (exclusively clean balls and the cleaner the better) and his seemingly never-ending supply of pitching motions that are meant to disrupt a hitter’s timing. He can miss the zone by a mile three times in a row and the very next pitch throw a 95 MPH pitch right down the middle while giving off the impression that he isn’t exerting any effort at all. While many top pitchers throw three, four or more pitches, Loftus largely gets by on just an uncut slider. He wasn’t the most conventional pitcher in 2019, but he was one of the best.

After missing most of 2018 due to back surgery, Tommy had quite the comeback season in ’19. While he still captained the RPWL Dodgers, he made the decision to leave the pitching duties (largely) to his other players and instead focused his pitching efforts on Mid Atlantic and the NWLA Tournament. His 74% SO rate tied Dan Whitener for second in MAW behind Jordan Robles among MAW qualifiers (24+ IP) and his .050 batting average against was bested only by Devin Torres and Ryan Bush among all MAW pitchers. He was a workhorse for the Longballs at the Mid Atlantic Championship tournament, picking up big innings in relief right out of the gate and starting all three games of the championship series for his team – a series where the Longballs came within outs of winning the Championship.

Loftus first broke out at the 2017 NWLA Tournament. After missing last year’s due to injury, he returned this season and immediately proved that ’17 was no fluke. Loftus pitched all or parts of four games and picked up wins against AWAA, Kalamazoo, WILL, and MAW. The only run he allowed all tournament – in the 6th inning against MAW – was the first run he allowed in 16 innings pitched. Tommy was clocked in the mid-90’s all year long and one reading at the NWLA Tournament even had him at a [hard to believe] 107 MPH.

Like many high-end pitchers with his build, Loftus tends to get overlooked at the plate, but he had a solid offensive season in MAW which included four home runs.

8. Connor Young
ERL, RPWL Devil Rays, Palisades Diamondbacks, Mafia, Adderall or Nothing

Key Stats: 48 1/3 IP | 21 H | 10 R | 8% BB rate | 70% SO rate | 194 ERA+ [MAW Regular Season] 75 PA | 3 2B | 3 HR | .235/.307/.412 [MAW Post Season] 46 1/3 IP | 10 H | 3 R | 12% BB rate | 78% SO rate | 674 ERA+ | 104 PA | 4 HR | .308 OBP | 99 OPS+ [RPWL Regular Season] 26 IP | 6 H | 1 R | 67% SO rate | 49 PA | 7 H | 4 R | 3 XBH | .219/.490/.438 [RPWL Playoffs] 19 IP | 11 H | 4 R | 8% BB rate | 53% SO rate | 372 ERA+ [Palisades Regular Season]

A wiffleball season can be a long and strange one, especially when you play as often as Connor Young.

Connor began the Mid Atlantic regular season by going 6 for 56 (.107 batting average) over the first two tournaments. It took until midway through the fourth Mid Atlantic tournament for him to collect his first extra base hit (a triple). Through his first eight games in the Ridley Park Wiffleball League, he was 4 for 47 (.085) with one extra base hit (a home run). As much as he struggled offensively, he succeeded just as much on the mound. Through the first five MAW tournaments, Connor allowed just 4 runs over 35 innings pitched. In RPWL, he dominated opposing batters all summer long and allowed just 3 runs over the equivalent of 46 1/3 three-out innings.

In MAW, however, his pitching took a turn for the worse late in the summer. Connor was never quite the same after a truncated 1 1/3 inning, six run shellacking at the hands of the Juggernauts in July. Although he pitched fine at the August tournament, he had to be removed early in the game he started in the MAW Championship tournaments. Those struggles extended outside of MAW. Entering a big game cold, Connor was unable to get out of the first inning in his one NWLA Tournament pitching appearance. He stumbled again in September in the Palisades championship series versus the Padres.

Meanwhile, he started to find his stick. He ended the RPWL regular season by going 7 for 38 (.184) with two home runs and then posting a monster .927 OPS in the post-season while leading his expansion Devil Rays squad to a championship. Twice in the MAW post-season, ERL found themselves down to their final outs before Connor came up with a clutch hit. First, it was a two-out last inning single off Ryan Bush to send the Wild Card tournament title game to extras and the following week it was a 3rd inning 3-run shut to put ERL ahead 3-2 in the second game of a championship series that they trailed one game to none. His hot bat made the trip to Texas for Fast Plastic, where hit well while achieving only so-so pitching results.

As tumultuous as the 2019 season was for Connor at times, it was at the end of the day - as the numbers bare out - another successful one.

7. Ryan McElrath
Palisades Giants, Juggernauts, Mafia, Adderall or Nothing

Key Stats: 17 2/3 IP | 10 H | 5 R | 10% BB rate | 58% SO rate | 143 ERA+ | 68 PA | 9 H | 6 XBH | 5 HR | .353 OBP | .302 ISO | 140 OPS+ [MAW Regular Season] 124 PA | 36 H | 12 XBH | 6 HR |.336/.427/.570 | 111 OPS+ | 37 IP | 28 R | 6% BB rate | 103 ERA+ [Palisades Regular Season] 16 IP | 0 R | 4 H | 10% BB rate | 69% SO rate [NWLA Tournament]

Ryan may have fallen a few spots from last year’s top finish, but 2019 was another excellent season for one of the sport’s most hard-nosed competitors. There were few individuals that got more out of every pitch and every at bat than Ryan. After a pedestrian start to the year – with the exception of a classic 9-inning, 0-0 battle with Dan Whitener and ERL at MAW’s May tournament in New Jersey – Ryan got things going on the carpet in July. He followed up a two-win MAW tournament on July 6th with two more wins and 16-shutout innings against Freaky Franchise at the NWLA Tournament the following week. He pitched north of 20 innings at the Fast Plastic tournament in October, helping the Mafia to a top 8 finish. Showing just the kind of competitor that he is, Ryan tossed in the neighborhood of ten innings the following week at MAW’s Fall Draft tournament. No longer carrying the velocity he once had, Ryan remains effective thanks to his ability to change speeds and locate. His NWLA Tournament performance – which earned him all-tournament pitching honors – proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that he can compete at a high-level no matter the ball rules.

As good of a year as a he had as a pitcher, Ryan was arguably even better as a hitter. With the exception of the NWLA Tournament – where a possibly unlucky .182 BABIP (18 outs on balls in play) might have been the difference – Ryan hit everywhere he went including Palisades, Mid Atlantic, and Fast Plastic. He was an all-around hitter who was more than willing to take a walk when opposing pitchers made the decision to steer clear of him. Defensively, Ryan was as reliable of a fielder as there was. He rarely erred and turned the hard end of a double play as efficiently as anyone.

6.   Ryan Bush
NY Meats, OCWA Freaky Franchise

 Key Stats: 25 IP | 4 H | 4 R | 73% SO rate | 252 ERA+ | 94 PA | 25 BB | 110 OPS+ [MAW Regular Season] 15 IP | 3 R | 42 SO [MAW Post Season] 20 IP | 5 H | 1 R | 6% BB rate | 78% SO rate | 982 ERA+ | 43 PA | 14 BB | 2 HR | 117 OPS+ [NWLA Tournament]

Earlier this year, Justin Tomkins – Bush’s longtime teammate on Freaky Franchise and close friend – floated the theory that Ryan performs better at the NWLA Tournament in years in which he also competes in a fast pitch league. Recent history suggested that there might be something to this. Bush had his worst NWLA tournament pitching wise in 2017 (a year where he didn’t play anywhere other than OCWA) but had arguably his best tournament last year while playing seven regular season games in Palisades for the eventual champions, the Giants. If the theory held – Tomkins reasoned – then Bush was in line for a strong NWLA tournament after playing in MAW this spring. Sure enough, the tall righty set NWLA Tournament career highs in K/BB ratio (13.5 to 1), WHIP (0.45), strikeout rate (73%), and walk rate (6%). Ryan won three low scoring, complete games and had a perfect two-inning outing (six batters, six strikeouts) to close out another win. On offense, Bush made the most of his four hits, hitting two home runs including a walk-off game winner against Zach Artim and BWBL.

An underappreciated aspect of Bush’s game that was also on display in Michigan is his knowledge and practical application of the strike zone. Bush’s 33% walk rate was among the best at the NWLA Tournament and made him a valuable offensive contributor to OCWA. Likewise, his 26.6% walk rate was best among qualifiers in Mid Atlantic. Speaking of Mid Atlantic, Bush had an excellent first season as a member of the NY Meats. He experienced just two blips – a solo shot to Jordan Robles and three walks that resulted in a grand slam by Tom Gannon after he had exited the game – on an otherwise spotless 25 innings over three regular season tournaments. It was a similar story in the MAW Wild Card tournament, where Bush used his hard riser to great effect all tournament long, save for a couple of unfortunately grouped singles against ERL in the championship game. Both the Meats and Freaky Franchise utilized Ryan as a short outing, shutdown reliever at times to great effect. His height and velocity can make him over-powering in short stints and as a result, he was arguably the best “closer” in the sport this summer.

5.  Tim McElrath
Juggernauts, Palisades Giants, Mafia, Adderall or Nothing

Key Stats: 63 PA | 11 H | 5 HR | 11 AB/HR | 128 OPS+ | 15 IP | 9 H | 1 R | 10% BB rate | 56% SO rate | 597 ERA+ [MAW Regular Season] 131 PA | 38 H | 9 HR | 100 OPS+ | 28 1/3 IP | 13% BB rate | 42% SO rate | 123 ERA+ [Palisades Regular Season] 13 1/3 IP | 3 R | 3 H | 3 BB | 6.5% BB rate | 67% SO rate | 218 ERA+ | 40 PA | 5 H | 2 HR | .154 ISO [NWLA Tournament]

In their post-tournament interview following their team’s 2019 MAW Backyard Brawl tournament victory, Tim McElrath and Chris Sarnowski of the Juggernauts were asked how it felt to win the tournament without their best player – a reference to Tim’s twin brother and 2018 DROP Player of the Year, Ryan – in attendance. Although he had just thrown 10 shutout innings in the sweltering August heat, Tim didn’t miss a beat. He smiled and deadpanned his response – “Who’s Ryan McElrath?”

As tongue-in-cheek as the response was, it was also a fair one. After taking a backseat to his brother for several seasons, Tim’s 2019 performance thrust him out of Ryan’s shadow. Tim rediscovered his power stroke which had abandoned him for most of 2017 and 2018. Few players in the game can match Tim when it comes to raw power, a fact he reiterated by winning both the NWLA Tournament Home Run Derby (yellow bats only) in July and the MAW Home Run Derby in October. That power translated to game situations where he had an ISO of .268 and .269 in the MAW and Palisades regular seasons, respectively. Tim added a couple of homeruns in the NWLA Tournament and Mid Atlantic playoffs as well. He’s not a high average hitter nor does he walk at a particularly impressive rate but his power more than makes up for those shortcomings. He was also a clutch performer in 2019. He picked up game winning hits in Morenci and sealed the Juggernauts’ only 2019 Mid Atlantic tournament title with a 2-run homerun off Tommy Loftus in August.

What puts Tim’s 2019 over the top was what he accomplished as a pitcher. You’d have to go all the way back to 2015 to find a summer where Tim threw as many innings and pitched as effectively as he did this past year. He came up big for the MAW Mafia at the NWLA Tournament, somewhat unexpectedly picking up 13+ innings while allowing just three runs. His most impressive pitching performance came at MAW’s Backyard Brawl, where he led the Juggernauts to a tournament title by first shutting out ERL (Jordan Robles, Kenny Rodgers Jr., Connor Young, Devin Torres) in the semi-finals and then blanking the Longballs in the finals. In addition, Tim threw a quality game and a half at the MAW Fall draft tournament and had a 123 ERA+ in 28 innings in Palisades. Not to be overlooked were Tim’s defensive contributions. He was an above average defender in both running and non-running environments this year.

4.  Jimmy Cole
NY Meats, AWAA Blue Kamikazes

Key Stats: 65 PA | 14 H | 5 HR | .246/.338/.509 | 144 OPS+ | 21 IP | 1 R | 10% BB rate | 69% SO rate | 848 ERA+ [MAW Regular Season] 51 PA | 14 H | 5 HR | .286/.314/.633 | .347 ISO | 12 IP | 2 H | 0 R | 32 SO [MAW Post Season] 47 PA | 7 H | 3 HR | .200/.404/.514 | 141 OPS+ | 10 IP | 4 H | 2 R | 491 ERA+ [NWLA Tournament]

Is there anything in this sport more entertaining than a Jimmy Cole home run?

From his ferocious swings that belie his otherwise mild manner to his never-disappointing post-homer celebrations, a Jimmy Cole dinger is an event unto itself. Luckily, there were plenty to see – 13 in all between the MAW regular season, MAW Wild Card Tournament, and the NWLA Tournament. His home runs came off a bevy of upper tier pitchers including Gino Joseph, Chris Sarnowski, Dave Capobianco, Ty Wegerzn, Jordan Robles, and Caleb Jonkman. Cole shined when the lights were bright in 2019. He hit homeruns in each of the NY Meats’ first five games of the Mid Atlantic Wild Card Tournament and drove in the only two runs in the AWAA Kamikazes’ NWLA Tournament clincher. His blast off Wegerzn at MAW’s Opening Day Tournament was one of the furthest hit home runs of the year.

Cole has always been a prodigious power hitter, but it was his pitching that took him to the next level this year. Had he qualified – his 21 innings pitched were three short of the minimum – he would have finished third in Mid Atlantic with a 0.21 ERA. He ate up ten important and difficult – but the nonetheless thankless – innings for the Kamikazes at the NWLA Tournament while allowing only two runs on four hits. In the MAW Wild Card Tournament, he blanked the Yaks and Stompers in the Meats’ first two games before coming back later in the tournament to work two additional scoreless frames. Between the MAW Winter Classic, MAW regular & post-seasons, and the NWLA Tournament, Jimmy threw 48 innings while allowing just three runs. His slinging motion sets him apart, as does his ever-increasing assortment of pitches. Jimmy’s big bending curve – that when thrown well, gets well behind the back of a right-handed hitter, before curving back over the plate – was one of the prettiest pitches of the year.

3. Devin Torres
ERL, Palisades Diamondbacks, Sueño

Key Stats: 23 2/3 IP | 4 H | 1 R | 3.6% BB rate | 77% SO rate | 948 ERA+ | 74 PA | .321/.486/.607 | 4 HR | 186 OPS+ [MAW Regular Season] 22 IP | 6 H | 4 R | 60 S0 | 59 AB | 8 H | 5 HR [MAW Post Season] 20 2/3 IP | 4 R | 54% SO rate | 403 ERA+ [Palisades Regular Season]

For five MAW tournaments in 2019, Devin Torres played on an ERL squad that consisted of one of the game’s best hitters, one of the sport’s most boisterous personalities, and 2019’s best overall player. It would be easy to get lost in that particular mix, but not only was Devin not an afterthought on ERL, he was arguably the team’s most consistent performer and the most important piece of the team that took home the $2,100 grand prize at the Mid Atlantic Championship.

Whether in Mid Atlantic, Palisades, or Fast Plastic, Devin quietly performed at a consistently high level that only a few select others matched. He posted the lowest ERA in Palisades and – without regards to minimum inning standards – the second lowest ERA in Mid Atlantic behind Dan Whitener. By OPS and most other significant offensive metrics, Devin was a top three hitter in both of those groups as well. He was a major contributor in his teams making the championship in Palisades and winning it all in MAW. Devin was at his best when his team had their collective backs up against the wall. His single with two outs in the MAW Wild Card tournament finals kept the door open for the game tying hit. Not long after, Devin homered to end the game and send ERL into the championship tournament. Once there, he pitched a perfect game in a potential elimination situation against the ultra-dangerous Juggernauts. To cap things off, Devin helped Sueño – a little short-handed with just two pitchers – to a final eight appearance at the Fast Plastic tournament in October.

Torres carried the same business-like demeanor on the mound all year no matter the situation. He doesn’t have the flashiest stuff or the widest assortment of pitches relative to his peers, but he has a live arm and excellent command of the strike zone. He doesn’t hurt himself with walks – he issued the second fewest walks in MAW – and has an excellent pitching mind. On offense, his open left-handed stance generates a ton of power but also doesn’t contain much in the way of holes, as evidenced by his .321 batting average during the MAW regular season and .450 average in Palisades.

2.   Kyle VonSchleusigen
AWAA Blue Kamikazes, NY Meats, Palisades Padres, The Daddy’s

Key Stats: 19 IP | 5 H | 2 R | 5% BB rate | 78% SO rate | 468 ERA+ | 49 PA | .205/.367/.436 | 2 HR | 123 OPS+ [NWLA Tournament] 37 1/3 IP | 11 H | 6 R | 70% SO rate | 252 ERA+ [MAW Regular Season] 10 IP | 5 H | 1 R | 24 SO [MAW Post Season] 39 IP | 13% BB rate | 153 ERA+ | 114 PA | 31 H | .307/.386/.574 | 107 OPS+ [Palisades Regular Season]

Kyle VonSchleusigen came into the 2019 NWLA Tournament with a significant amount of pressure resting on his shoulders. While many viewed him as the most talented pitcher in the 2018 tournament field, his 3.47 ERA was nothing special and his team – the AWAA Blue Kamikazes – finished a disappointing third. In 2019, the Kamikazes were the favorites to win the tournament but to do so, Kyle would have to turn his great clean ball stuff into effective, run-preventing weapons. Kyle was up to the challenge and delivered 19 shutdown innings for the tournament champions.

He began the event by blanking SWBL, a squad that touched him up for six runs in 2018. He followed that up by out dueling a hungry Longballs squad in double elimination and blanking GBL in the championship game. The biggest difference between 2018 NWLA Tournament Kyle and 2019 NWLA Tournament Kyle was his walk rate, which dropped from 29% to 5% this year. He was also tougher to hit and allowed only five hits in 19 innings compared to 15 hits allowed in the same number of innings in his NWLA Tournament debut.

Away from the NWLA Tournament, Kyle was just as effective on the carpet. He threw a league high 39 innings during the Palisades regular season while allowing 50% fewer runs per five innings pitched than a league average pitcher. Kyle and the Padres ran through the playoff portion of the Palisades season on their way to their first franchise title. Kyle added 37 more innings in Mid Atlantic this spring and summer. K-Von took advantage of the 2-strike count in MAW as he whiffed 70% of the batters he faced while allowing just 11 hits and 6 runs for the NY Meats in the regular season. At the Winter Classic in February, he battled Jordan Robles for eight scoreless innings in the semi-finals, ultimately coming up just a bit short of the championship game. For the season, Kyle eclipsed the 100-innings pitched mark in unrestricted pitch speed competition.

Although he is best known for his arm, Kyle is an underrated hitter who had above league average performances from an OPS standpoint at both the NWLA Tournament and in Palisades.

1.    Jordan Robles
ERL, Palisades Padres, MAW Mafia, Paper & Plastic, Phenoms, Adderall or Nothing, The Daddy’s

Key Stats: 43 2/3 IP | 13 H | 3 R | 5% BB rate | 78% SO rate | 597 ERA+ | 172 PA | 33 H | 13 XBH | 7 HR | .226/.343/.425 | 131 OPS+ [MAW Regular Season] 78 PA | 17 H | 6 HR | .279/.436/.639 | 37 IP | 16 H | 10 R | 3 BB | 89 SO [MAW Post Season] 97 PA | 24 H | 17 XBH | 7 HR | 159 OPS+ | 28 IP | 10 R | 9% BB rate | 218 ERA+ [Palisades Regular Season] 17 IP | 10 H | 1 R | 1 BB | 1.6% BB rate | 63% SO rate | 842 ERA+ [NWLA Tournament]

There was little drama as to who would end up in the top spot of this year’s list. Jordan Robles was one of the best players of the concluding decade, but he saved his finest single-season performance for last. Jordan was dominant throughout 2019 in every facet of the game, while working a schedule that put most others to shame. He took on any and all competition from February through October and succeeded every single step along the way. Jordan was so impressive so often in 2019 that it is tough to know where to start when discussing his season.

So, let’s start with the broadest metric – winning. Jordan’s fast pitch resume – in terms of team results – from start to finish in 2019 looks like this: 1st place tie (MAW Winter Classic), 1st place (MAW Opening Day), 1st place (AWAA Opening Day), 2nd place (MAW Garden State Showdown), 5th place (MAW Philly Special), 1st place (National Wiffle), 1st place (MAW Wiffle Wars), 1st place (MAW Wiffle Bash), 4th Place (NWLA Tournament), 3rd Place (MAW Backyard Brawl), 3rd place (Palisades Regular Season), 1st place (MAW Wild Card Tournament), 1st place (MAW Championship Tournament), 1st place (Palisades Championship), 2nd Place (Fast Plastic). That adds up to eight first place tournament finishes, two second place tournament finishes, two additional top four tournament finishes, a 3rd place finish in a traditional regular season format, and a 1st place finish in a league post-season. Jordan played in nothing but quality, competitive environments this past year and his teams succeeded in every single one; often in large part due to his individual contributions.

As a pitcher, Robles’ key strength once again was his ability to pound the strike zone with quality pitches. His 5% walk rate during the MAW regular season was first among qualifiers (min. 24 innings pitched). He was even more stingy when throwing out of the clean ball bucket at the NWLA Tournament. Robles allowed just a single walk - to HRL’s Evan Sibbet - while throwing 17 innings over two games (and two days) for his team. That works out to a 1.6% walk rate - a far cry from the tournament wide rate of 20.6%. At Fast Plastic, Jordan threw all three of the Phenom’s post-bracket play pool play games to lock down the #1 seed in the final four. Jordan was one of several pitchers this past year who finished with well north of 100 fast pitch innings, including approximately 50 high pressure innings in September and October between the two-week MAW Championship and Fast Plastic. Throughout the spring, summer, and early fall, Jordan took the ball whenever it was handed to him and was equally as effective closing out tournaments as he was pitching in pool play.

Offensively, Robles had an incredibly well-rounded year and was one of the tougher outs in the sport. Some of Jordan’s better plate appearances this past year were of the grind-it-out variety that resulted in a game-shifting walk or single. Those types of at bats tend to fly under the radar, but few are better at understanding and executing in situational wiffleball than Jordan. He possesses a strong understanding of the strike zone and an inimitable knack for fouling off tough pitches, which makes his fast pitch season-ending at bat such an outlier. In 2019, Jordan Robles reached that rarefied air that all athletes aspire to, where expectations become so justifiably high any stumble at all seems surprising.

Congratulations to Jordan on a truly remarkable season!