Deeper Dive: Most Improved 5K Times

Sep 24, 2024

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Jeffrey Flees of Waterville has improved his 5k 3:41 this fall.

Now that we are a few weeks into the 2024 XC season, we looked at those who have improved the most this fall compared to their 2023 5K XC best. On the boy's side, Phillip Benner of Woodland has lowered his best from 36:24 down to 21:42, an outstanding 14:42 difference. Eight athletes have improved by more than four minutes while 243 athletes have run faster in 2024 than they did in all of 2023.

Girls Most Improved 5k

Athlete	2024 5K Best	2023 5K Best	Difference
Philip Benner - Woodland High School	21:42.00	36:24.00	( 14:42.00 )
Jack Surles - Woodland High School	24:21.00	34:18.00	( 9:57.00 )
Tomlin Suttles - Dirigo High School	25:18.90	30:13.50	( 4:54.60 )
Joseph Levesque - Lincoln Academy	22:51.35	27:22.25	( 4:30.90 )
Brian Beretich - Greely High School	25:42.50	30:03.00	( 4:20.50 )
Urijah Oliver - Winthrop High School	26:14.74	30:32.70	( 4:17.96 )
Neal LaVallee - Gray New Gloucester High School	20:39.00	24:41.09	( 4:02.09 )
Lucas Wooten - Lewiston...