Everything to help prepare you for the upcoming 2024 cross country season from rankings to predictions to runners to watch!

From freshman year to sophomore year, West's Nicholas Burke dropped almost a minute off of his 5k time from 16:43 down to 15:48, the third fastest time last season for the Class of 2026. 

Preseason Rankings

Class Leaders By Division

Division	Runner	School	2023 Best
Division I Class AAA	Asher Oates	Independence	15:30
Division I Class AA/A	Wyatt Boling	MLK	16:08
Division II Class AA	Radek Molchan	Knox Catholic	15:10
Division II Class A	Ty Withrow	Columbia Academy	16:47
HXN - Homeschool	Micah Sumida	Sovereign Grace	16:38

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Class Of 2026 Overall

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