Last year it was close and this year it could be even closer at Great Meadow in the 5A Boys race. Leading the way in the preseason and moving up from 4A is Freedom South Riding. They are led by Connor Wells and Donovan Foley and feature a solidly consistent group.
That being said, improvements will be needed to score in a smaller, more competitive, meet. States will be tough to win and requires both depth and at least one break thru runner. Deep Run and Tuscarora fall into that sweet spot with some really stellar athletes who could come away with the win in 5A.
Our super underdog of the preseason are the Albemarle boys so watch out for them this November.
Preseason 5A Boys' Top 15 Teams
| 1 | Freedom (South Riding) (VA) | 153 | ||
| 1) Connor Wells | 16:07.00 | 11 | ||
| 2) Donovan Foley | 16:28.00 | 22 | ||
| 3) Sam Koltisko | 16:48.00 | 35 | ||
| 4) Niklas Becker | 16:48.00 | 36 | ||
| 5) Sam Wood | 17:02.00 | 49 | ||
| Average Time: 16:38.60 Total Time: 1:23:13.00 1-5 Split: 55.00 | ||||
| 6) Jayson Call | 17:07.00 | 55 | ||
| 7) Kenny Bolton III | 17:27.00 | 95 | ||
| 2 | Lee-Davis (VA) | 167 | ||
| 1) Jack Ikenberry* | 15:37.00 | 2 | ||
| 2) Patrick Sutphin* | 16:27.00 | 21 | ||
| 3) Cole McAndrew* | 16:33.00 | 26 | ||
| 4) Lane Johnson* | 16:34.00 | 28 | ||
| 5) Carter Mann* | 17:24.00 | 90 | ||
| Average Time: 16:31.00 Total Time: 1:22:35.00 1-5 Split: 1:47.00 | ||||
| 6) Brandon Parknow* | 17:26.00 | 92 | ||
| 7) Tyler Palicia | 18:12.00 | 177 | ||
| 3 | Deep Run (VA) | 192 | ||
| 1) Matthias Cannon* | 15:40.00 | 4 | ||
| 2) Zachary Levet* | 15:55.00 | 9 | ||
| 3) Colby Burcham | 16:28.00 | 23 | ||
| 4) Seth Lowers* | 17:17.00 | 75 | ||
| 5) Jake Schindel* | 17:20.00 | 81 | ||
| Average Time: 16:32.00 Total Time: 1:22:40.00 1-5 Split: 1:40.00 | ||||
| 6) Samuel D'Ascoli | 17:45.00 | 133 | ||
| 7) Jonathan Graf | 17:55.00 | 147 | ||
| 4 | Tuscarora High School (VA) (VA) | 206 | ||
| 1) Derek Johnson | 15:21.00 | 1 | ||
| 2) Benjamin Nibbelink | 16:30.00 | 24 | ||
| 3) Avery Bryant | 16:49.00 | 37 | ||
| 4) Evin Tunador | 16:55.00 | 40 | ||
| 5) Tysen Gotschi | 17:31.00 | 104 | ||
| Average Time: 16:37.20 Total Time: 1:23:06.00 1-5 Split: 2:10.00 | ||||
| 6) Seth Lord | 18:07.00 | 166 | ||
| 7) Eduardo Trujillo | 18:10.00 | 172 | ||
| 5 | Glen Allen High School (VA) | 243 | ||
| 1) Ali Ibrahim | 16:23.00 | 19 | ||
| 2) Christian Wachter* | 16:33.00 | 27 | ||
| 3) Ethan Billmayer | 16:57.00 | 44 | ||
| 4) Andrew Lee* | 17:17.00 | 73 | ||
| 5) Wade Carter | 17:20.00 | 80 | ||
| Average Time: 16:54.00 Total Time: 1:24:30.00 1-5 Split: 57.00 | ||||
| 6) Tyler Hambleton | 17:36.00 | 111 | ||
| 7) Devin Johnson | 17:37.00 | 117 | ||
| 6 | J.E.B. Stuart (VA) | 264 | ||
| 1) Natnael Asmelash | 16:08.00 | 12 | ||
| 2) Matthew O'Cadiz | 16:17.00 | 16 | ||
| 3) Sem Asmelash | 17:12.00 | 63 | ||
| 4) Quinn Early | 17:19.00 | 76 | ||
| 5) Ethan Simaitis | 17:27.00 | 97 | ||
| Average Time: 16:52.60 Total Time: 1:24:23.00 1-5 Split: 1:19.00 | ||||
| 6) Faraj Saud | 17:50.00 | 139 | ||
| 7) Jeremiah Walker | 18:38.00 | 210 | ||
| 7 | Douglas Freeman (VA) | 269 | ||
| 1) Ryan McCracken* | 15:45.00 | 5 | ||
| 2) Nick Newton | 16:56.00 | 41 | ||
| 3) Campbell Collett | 17:06.00 | 52 | ||
| 4) Justin Hakizimana | 17:12.00 | 64 | ||
| 5) Sam Geissler | 17:35.00 | 107 | ||
| Average Time: 16:54.80 Total Time: 1:24:34.00 1-5 Split: 1:50.00 | ||||
| 6) Jackson Woody | 18:03.00 | 160 | ||
| 7) Joseph Gilman | 18:06.00 | 165 | ||
| 8 | Albemarle (VA) | 291 | ||
| 1) Jonathan Muhler | 16:36.30 | 29 | ||
| 2) Mark Pellissier | 16:40.00 | 31 | ||
| 3) Harris Naseh | 17:09.00 | 59 | ||
| 4) Josh Fard | 17:17.00 | 74 | ||
| 5) J.D. MacKnight | 17:27.60 | 98 | ||
| Average Time: 17:01.98 Total Time: 1:25:09.90 1-5 Split: 51.30 | ||||
| 6) Justin Fabrizio | 17:28.90 | 101 | ||
| 7) John McDaniel | 17:36.00 | 113 | ||
| 9 | Thomas Edison (VA) | 315 | ||
| 1) Yared Mekonnen | 15:37.70 | 3 | ||
| 2) Theodore Wetzler | 16:58.20 | 46 | ||
| 3) Brandon Baumgartner | 17:06.90 | 53 | ||
| 4) Emil Bissoondharry | 17:26.10 | 93 | ||
| 5) Michael Taylor | 17:39.70 | 120 | ||
| Average Time: 16:57.72 Total Time: 1:24:48.60 1-5 Split: 2:02.00 | ||||
| 6) Brandon Dakessian | 17:53.80 | 143 | ||
| 7) Gregory Lawrence | 17:53.90 | 144 | ||
| 10 | John Champe High School (VA) | 317 | ||
| 1) William Gay | 16:52.00 | 38 | ||
| 2) Alex Mina | 17:00.00 | 47 | ||
| 3) Sai Ravva | 17:04.00 | 50 | ||
| 4) Kyle Lauffenberger | 17:17.00 | 72 | ||
| 5) Gavin Halbert | 17:36.00 | 110 | ||
| Average Time: 17:09.80 Total Time: 1:25:49.00 1-5 Split: 44.00 | ||||
| 6) Jack Sorensen | 17:40.00 | 121 | ||
| 7) Grant Faircloth | 17:56.00 | 148 | ||
| 11 | Thomas Jefferson S&T (VA) | 322 | ||
| 1) Dylan Klapper | 15:47.00 | 7 | ||
| 2) James McHugo | 17:14.00 | 66 | ||
| 3) Rayaan Malhotra | 17:15.00 | 67 | ||
| 4) Sean Clancy | 17:20.00 | 79 | ||
| 5) Max Judish | 17:30.00 | 103 | ||
| Average Time: 17:01.20 Total Time: 1:25:06.00 1-5 Split: 1:43.00 | ||||
| 6) Nick Begotka | 18:00.00 | 153 | ||
| 7) Joeseph Waddington | 18:15.00 | 183 | ||
| 12 | Hickory High School (VA) | 358 | ||
| 1) Andrew Nixon | 16:17.00 | 17 | ||
| 2) Nicholas Tolarchyk | 17:08.00 | 57 | ||
| 3) Jacob Clark | 17:09.00 | 58 | ||
| 4) Kalei Leao | 17:27.00 | 96 | ||
| 5) Zane Gonzalez | 17:44.00 | 130 | ||
| Average Time: 17:09.00 Total Time: 1:25:45.00 1-5 Split: 1:27.00 | ||||
| 6) Jonathan Riddick | 18:07.00 | 167 | ||
| 7) Trevor Gross | 18:12.00 | 176 | ||
| 13 | Mountain View (VA) | 390 | ||
| 1) Henrik Anderson | 15:58.00 | 10 | ||
| 2) Paul Sepulveda | 17:00.00 | 48 | ||
| 3) Tyler West | 17:19.80 | 78 | ||
| 4) Jorge Vargas | 17:35.00 | 108 | ||
| 5) Luke Mellor | 17:54.98 | 146 | ||
| Average Time: 17:09.56 Total Time: 1:25:47.78 1-5 Split: 1:56.98 | ||||
| 6) Anthony Solorzano | 18:06.00 | 164 | ||
| 7) Edward Gaines | 18:12.97 | 182 | ||
| 14 | George C. Marshall (VA) | 406 | ||
| 1) Benjamin S. Smith | 16:32.00 | 25 | ||
| 2) Matthew C Brown | 17:11.00 | 60 | ||
| 3) David Forney | 17:26.60 | 94 | ||
| 4) Aiden Sanders | 17:36.00 | 112 | ||
| 5) Oliver F Church | 17:37.00 | 115 | ||
| Average Time: 17:16.52 Total Time: 1:26:22.60 1-5 Split: 1:05.00 | ||||
| 6) William Blackwell | 17:37.30 | 118 | ||
| 7) Sanchir T Kennedy | 17:49.00 | 137 | ||
| 15 | Menchville (VA) | 429 | ||
| 1) Terek Kirsch | 16:18.00 | 18 | ||
| 2) Jeremiah Gaulding | 17:11.10 | 61 | ||
| 3) Shane McFadden | 17:14.00 | 65 | ||
| 4) Ian Mcfadden | 17:47.30 | 136 | ||
| 5) William Fitzgerald | 17:56.00 | 149 | ||
| Average Time: 17:17.28 Total Time: 1:26:26.40 1-5 Split: 1:38.00 | ||||
| 6) Lewis McAllister | 18:08.00 | 169 | ||
| 7) John Meier | 18:49.00 | 228 | ||