This morning we released the top 5th runners list for the girls. Now lets release the boys.
The state meet is a little more than two weeks away! Are you ready? The invitationals have been run, the miles have been put in, all that is left to do is qualify onto the state meet. With districts coming up next week, lets take a look at one of the most often overlooked, yet most important runners on any team, the 5th runner.
We ranked the 5th runner on the top teams in the state based on their XC 5K best on the year.
| Rank | Team | Name | Time |
| 1 | Summit | Jett Ballantyne | 15:43.17 |
| 2 | Jesuit | Luke Sparks | 16:17.96 |
| 3 | Lincoln HS | Dominic Arce | 16:23.10 |
| 4 | Grant | Jack Casey | 16:24.35 |
| 5 | Central Catholic | Eric Brecht | 16:31.60 |
| 6 | Sunset | Ayush Choudhury | 16:34.42 |
| 7 | Crater | Jantz Tostenson | 16:40.04 |
| 8 | Southridge | Silas Milner | 16:45.55 |
| 9 | Marist High School | Ryan Helbling | 16:46.80 |
| 10 | Lakeridge | Matt Lautze | 16:52.00 |
| 11 | Glencoe | Josh Gibbs | 16:55.67 |
| 12 | Tillamook | Giovanni Aguilar | 16:56.83 |
| 13 | South Eugene | Sage Fox | 16:59.90 |
| 14 | Hood River Valley | Connor Truax | 17:01.68 |
| 15 | Hermiston | Isaac Sanchez | 17:02.75 |
| 16 | Valley Catholic | Phillip Borlet | 17:13.90 |
| 17 | Sheldon | Jesse Shaneyfelt | 17:14.20 |
| 18 | Wilson | Chris Nussbaum | 17:17.40 |
| 19 | West Salem | Benjamin Johnson | 17:18.99 |
| 20 | Beaverton | Jared Rutherford | 17:18.99 |
| 21 | Seaside | Colton Carter | 17:22.37 |
| 22 | Reynolds | Timy Ivanishchuk | 17:22.40 |
| 23 | Aloha | Sam Andrus | 17:23.04 |
| 24 | Sherwood | Henry Rummerfield | 17:23.80 |
| 25 | Cleveland | Adam Nayak | 17:38.06 |
| 26 | Roseburg | Hunter Agsten | 17:38.20 |
| 27 | Canby | Cole Thomas | 17:40.20 |
| 28 | Westview | Brandon Christensen | 17:40.95 |
| 29 | McMinnville HS | Jason Kiff | 17:41.70 |
| 30 | Oregon City High School | Kyle Brown | 17:42.87 |
| 31 | Grants Pass | Thomas Hayes | 17:44.70 |
| 32 | Ashland | Jorge Sierra-oldham | 17:44.73 |
| 33 | Franklin | Torrien Bruce | 17:45.80 |
| 34 | Clackamas | Nathan Sherman | 17:46.76 |
| 35 | Phoenix | Drake Knowles | 17:47.15 |
| 36 | South Medford | Luke Ramirez | 17:47.90 |
| 37 | Forest Grove | Matt Stanich | 17:49.45 |
| 38 | The Dalles | Robert Westhafer | 17:53.60 |
| 39 | North Medford High School | Harrison Wiltrout | 17:53.80 |
| 40 | West Linn | John Wetzsteon | 17:54.00 |
| 41 | Newberg | Anthony Glaze | 17:54.90 |
| 42 | South Albany | James Rossiter | 17:55.10 |
| 43 | Corvallis | Jessy Marley | 17:58.00 |
| 44 | La Salle Catholic College Prep | Nicholas Touchette | 17:58.44 |
| 45 | Wilsonville | Joshua Budiao | 17:58.83 |
| 46 | Tualatin | Justin Dicola | 18:04.00 |
| 47 | Catlin Gable | Ian Hoyt | 18:04.60 |
| 48 | East Linn Christian Academy | Christian Strawn | 18:06.40 |
| 49 | Union | Samuel O'reilly | 18:13.10 |
| 50 | Tigard High School | Chase Pettibone | 18:14.00 |
| 51 | Elmira | Austin Smith | 18:17.00 |
| 52 | Pendleton | Chris Newman | 18:17.72 |
| 53 | Thurston | Adam Neiwert | 18:19.00 |
| 54 | Crescent Valley | Ian Geniza | 18:19.10 |
| 55 | Newport High School | Joshua Allan | 18:22.80 |
| 56 | Silverton High School | Anthony Eubank | 18:23.00 |
| 57 | Central | Rufus Schrader | 18:25.10 |
| 58 | Bend | Trevor Wilbur | 18:28.00 |
| 59 | Liberty | Alex Goglin | 18:28.30 |
| 60 | La Grande | Braden Crews | 18:29.70 |
| 61 | David Douglas | Tim Lottis | 18:32.60 |
| 62 | Bandon | Joshua Bruce | 18:36.20 |
| 63 | Lake Oswego | Nick Gadinas | 18:38.00 |
| 64 | Southwest Christian | Trent Driesner | 18:41.80 |
| 65 | Dallas | Isiah Letney | 18:43.40 |
| 66 | Lebanon | Aaron Osborne | 18:47.00 |
| 67 | Sprague | Jake Donnellan | 18:50.60 |
| 68 | Siuslaw | Sean Burns | 18:52.70 |
| 69 | North Bend High School | Donovan Oakes | 18:57.10 |
| 70 | Scappoose | Johnathan Bachman | 18:57.90 |
| 71 | McKay | Edgar Garibay | 18:58.17 |
| 72 | Benson | Matthew Dressa | 18:59.90 |
| 73 | South Salem | Scott Ludford | 19:01.10 |
| 74 | Horizon Christian School | Travis Schiele | 19:01.87 |
| 75 | Barlow | Hunter Strobel | 19:04.20 |
| 76 | Molalla | Marcus Simpson | 19:07.60 |
| 77 | Oregon Episcopal | Everett Pearson | 19:07.67 |
| 78 | Brookings Harbor | Jaedyn Greene | 19:12.85 |
| 79 | Sandy | Christian Brown | 19:13.00 |
| 80 | Junction City | William Potwora | 19:13.10 |
| 81 | Umatilla | Trey Dohman | 19:14.46 |
| 82 | Oakland | Jesse Young | 19:18.10 |
| 83 | Milwaukie | Devin Greeley | 19:19.58 |
| 84 | Madison | Viela Guay | 19:19.81 |
| 85 | Cascade | Max Farrell | 19:20.00 |
| 86 | Philomath | Xayd Magana | 19:21.50 |
| 87 | Hidden Valley High School | Joshua Rabjohn | 19:23.30 |
| 88 | North Salem | Manny Botello | 19:24.00 |
| 89 | Marshfield High School | Ethan Cleveland | 19:28.60 |
| 90 | St. Helens | Jarret Boynton | 19:29.90 |
| 91 | Nyssa | Micklo Luna | 19:30.30 |
| 92 | Woodburn | Rafael Vazques | 19:32.00 |
| 93 | Henley High School | Adam Langley | 19:32.10 |
| 94 | West Albany | Tafita Andriamalala | 19:33.58 |
| 95 | McNary | Jonas Honeyman | 19:33.80 |
| 96 | Vale High School | Devin Smith | 19:36.70 |
| 97 | Chemawa | Terrell Felter | 19:38.00 |
| 98 | Churchill | Trace Crummett | 19:38.85 |
| 99 | Nestucca | Raymond Jackson-Cruz | 19:39.00 |
| 100 | Riverdale | Evan Morris | 19:39.40 |
| 101 | Hillsboro | Aaron Maldanado | 19:40.45 |
| 102 | Stayton | Brody Johnson | 19:40.60 |
| 103 | Santiam Christian | Paul Lim | 19:41.00 |
| 104 | Willamette | Rory Christie-fran | 19:41.90 |
| 105 | South Umpqua | Josh Cable | 19:43.40 |
| 106 | Centennial | Layton Mchone | 19:45.60 |
| 107 | Ontario | Bryce Ellis | 19:47.00 |
| 108 | Century | Finn Sylwester | 19:48.70 |
| 109 | Eagle Point | Clark Hooper | 19:50.18 |
| 110 | St. Mary's | Harrison Jensen | 19:53.50 |
| 111 | Redmond | Gavin Johnson | 19:53.63 |
| 112 | Yamhill - Carlton | Andrew Kinnaman-sp | 20:02.60 |
| 113 | Sweet Home High School | Julian Hesberg | 20:03.20 |
| 114 | Taft | Kendal Gile | 20:05.70 |
| 115 | Springfield | Pierce Simmerman | 20:07.80 |
| 116 | Canyonville Christian Academy | Denis Gavrinuyk | 20:08.00 |
| 117 | Estacada | Ben Griffith | 20:10.00 |
| 118 | Madras | Catalino Leclaire | 20:17.00 |
| 119 | Cascade Christian | Jason Penn | 20:19.90 |
| 120 | Roosevelt | Hassane Idy | 20:21.10 |
| 121 | Gresham | Daniel Perez | 20:25.90 |
| 122 | Crow | Joel Perry | 20:31.40 |
| 123 | Crosshill Christian School | Caleb Bennett | 20:38.10 |
| 124 | Parkrose | Danny Nguyen | 20:39.60 |
| 125 | Gold Beach | Joe Springer | 20:54.40 |
| 126 | Sutherlin | Jeremiah Scroggins | 20:54.50 |
| 127 | Harrisburg | Jordan Lang | 20:56.50 |