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Based on returning 5k rankings, Poolesville looks to be the returning favorite to take home the 2A Crown. However, Calvert, Liberty, and Century all return strong teams and you can never count out Hereford running on their home course come November! To see how all of the 2A teams fare, read below!
2022 Returning 5k Individual Rankings
1A Boys | 2A Boys | 3A Boys | 4A Boys | Private Boys | 1A Girls | 2A Girls | 3A Girls | 4AGirls | Private Girls
2022 Returning Team Rankings
1A Girls | 2A Girls | 3A Girls | 4A Girls | Private Girls | 1A Boys | 2A Boys | 3A Boys | 4A Boys | Private Boys
| 1 | Poolesville High School (MD) | 59 | ||
| 1) Caleb J. Dastrup | 17:11.67 | 6 | ||
| 2) William D. Beane | 17:21.44 | 9 | ||
| 3) Dylan J. Derewonko | 17:24.16 | 12 | ||
| 4) Aaron G. Longbrake | 17:34.06 | 13 | ||
| 5) Kevin S. Hsu | 18:03.00 | 19 | ||
| Average Time: 17:30.87 Total Time: 1:27:34.33 1-5 Split: 51.33 | ||||
| 6) Ian P. Boehm | 18:17.42 | 25 | ||
| 7) Jeremy I. Epstein | 18:28.00 | 29 | ||
| 2 | Calvert High School (MD) | 109 | ||
| 1) Jack Hartsig | 16:47.70 | 2 | ||
| 2) David Rodenhaver | 16:53.90 | 4 | ||
| 3) Aidan Lundberg | 18:01.00 | 17 | ||
| 4) David Bunting | 18:40.10 | 35 | ||
| 5) London Wood | 19:04.00 | 51 | ||
| Average Time: 17:53.34 Total Time: 1:29:26.70 1-5 Split: 2:16.30 | ||||
| 6) Carlos Williamson | 19:19.30 | 64 | ||
| 7) Nathan Collins | 19:19.50 | 65 | ||
| 3 | Hereford High School (MD) | 143 | ||
| 1) Liam McCue | 17:57.10 | 16 | ||
| 2) Jack Nicholson | 18:03.00 | 18 | ||
| 3) Justin Gasparini | 18:34.20 | 33 | ||
| 4) Justin Brown | 18:42.60 | 37 | ||
| 5) Nathan Mitcherling | 18:46.40 | 39 | ||
| Average Time: 18:24.66 Total Time: 1:32:03.30 1-5 Split: 49.30 | ||||
| 6) Colin Kurniawan | 18:58.00 | 45 | ||
| 7) Ryan Sabo | 19:32.90 | 71 | ||
| 4 | Liberty High School (MD) | 155 | ||
| 1) Logan Cyford | 18:11.30 | 23 | ||
| 2) Noah Petroski | 18:17.20 | 24 | ||
| 3) Benjamin Smith | 18:29.80 | 30 | ||
| 4) Brendan Luck | 18:31.60 | 31 | ||
| 5) Tyler Edson | 19:00.19 | 47 | ||
| Average Time: 18:30.02 Total Time: 1:32:30.09 1-5 Split: 48.89 | ||||
| 6) Stanley Mesceda | 19:14.01 | 61 | ||
| 7) Jesse Gresh | 19:18.08 | 63 | ||
| 5 | Century High School (MD) | 156 | ||
| 1) Peyton Dill | 16:49.90 | 3 | ||
| 2) Adam Mower | 18:19.30 | 26 | ||
| 3) Samuel Heintz | 18:24.60 | 27 | ||
| 4) Evan Kowalewski | 19:01.80 | 48 | ||
| 5) Nolan Smith | 19:05.51 | 52 | ||
| Average Time: 18:20.22 Total Time: 1:31:41.11 1-5 Split: 2:15.61 | ||||
| 6) Ryan Hartranft | 19:08.19 | 55 | ||
| 7) Levi Lustig | 19:09.06 | 58 | ||
| 6 | Hammond High School (MD) | 202 | ||
| 1) Sebastian Hurt | 17:46.90 | 15 | ||
| 2) Grant Bierce | 18:39.90 | 34 | ||
| 3) Cameron Cole | 18:53.50 | 43 | ||
| 4) Nathan Kebeck | 19:06.00 | 53 | ||
| 5) Daniel Rodriguez | 19:08.90 | 57 | ||
| Average Time: 18:43.04 Total Time: 1:33:35.20 1-5 Split: 1:22.00 | ||||
| 6) Colin Ward | 19:09.70 | 59 | ||
| 7) Cameron Padmore | 19:49.90 | 79 | ||
| 7 | Kent Island High School (MD) | 220 | ||
| 1) Brady Medeiros | 17:14.61 | 7 | ||
| 2) Trey Donnelly | 18:05.49 | 20 | ||
| 3) Isayah Stewart | 18:07.94 | 22 | ||
| 4) Michael Holson | 19:38.00 | 72 | ||
| 5) Ryan Austin | 20:28.00 | 99 | ||
| Average Time: 18:42.81 Total Time: 1:33:34.04 1-5 Split: 3:13.39 | ||||
| 6) Ryan McCann | 20:45.18 | 110 | ||
| 7) Jake Fulton | 21:53.93 | 144 | ||
| 8 | Southern (AA) High School (MD) | 234 | ||
| 1) Christian Bingley | 17:05.70 | 5 | ||
| 2) Eric Penkala | 17:22.00 | 11 | ||
| 3) Will Derrick | 19:14.60 | 62 | ||
| 4) Fletcher Bell | 19:22.90 | 67 | ||
| 5) Joseph Anastasi | 20:07.70 | 89 | ||
| Average Time: 18:38.58 Total Time: 1:33:12.90 1-5 Split: 3:02.00 | ||||
| 6) Hayden DiPietro | 20:45.10 | 109 | ||
| 7) Luke DiPietro | 22:50.20 | 169 | ||
| 9 | Winters Mill High School (MD) | 299 | ||
| 1) Jackson Steinbrenner | 17:18.00 | 8 | ||
| 2) Derek Yuenger | 18:44.90 | 38 | ||
| 3) Parker Foster | 19:25.00 | 68 | ||
| 4) Eddie Loudenclos | 19:40.28 | 74 | ||
| 5) Trent Lomax | 20:45.53 | 111 | ||
| Average Time: 19:10.74 Total Time: 1:35:53.71 1-5 Split: 3:27.53 | ||||
| 6) Daniel Russell | 21:04.30 | 118 | ||
| 7) Aidan Henry | 22:09.18 | 150 | ||
| 10 | Harford Technical High School (MD) | 305 | ||
| 1) John Saltysiak | 17:21.56 | 10 | ||
| 2) Nathan Deveno | 18:48.86 | 41 | ||
| 3) Alan Tyo | 19:43.00 | 76 | ||
| 4) Benjamin Saltysiak | 19:59.14 | 87 | ||
| 5) Derek Rudd | 20:11.00 | 91 | ||
| Average Time: 19:12.71 Total Time: 1:36:03.56 1-5 Split: 2:49.44 | ||||
| 11 | Glenelg High School (MD) | 310 | ||
| 1) Bennett Walsh | 18:05.62 | 21 | ||
| 2) Anthony Hagan | 18:25.56 | 28 | ||
| 3) Michael Lau | 19:51.93 | 80 | ||
| 4) Isaac Choi | 20:05.39 | 88 | ||
| 5) Grady Cronkite | 20:13.62 | 93 | ||
| Average Time: 19:20.42 Total Time: 1:36:42.12 1-5 Split: 2:08.00 | ||||
| 6) Mason Varsalone | 21:11.50 | 127 | ||
| 7) Zachary Blumenfeld | 21:12.30 | 128 | ||
| 12 | Oakland Mills High School (MD) | 370 | ||
| 1) Ethan Aidam | 16:27.97 | 1 | ||
| 2) Jaelson White | 19:28.11 | 69 | ||
| 3) Folu Longe | 19:46.21 | 78 | ||
| 4) Tseboh Mbigah | 20:29.09 | 100 | ||
| 5) Charles Ngijoi | 21:09.82 | 122 | ||
| Average Time: 19:28.24 Total Time: 1:37:21.20 1-5 Split: 4:41.85 | ||||
| 6) Travis Fields | 22:50.07 | 168 | ||
| 7) Alex Chon | 23:37.97 | 176 | ||
| 13 | Carver A&T High School (MD) | 389 | ||
| 1) Kendall Allen | 18:59.40 | 46 | ||
| 2) David Arshavskiy | 19:02.40 | 50 | ||
| 3) Liam Battaglia | 19:56.70 | 84 | ||
| 4) Ryan Gensler | 20:29.60 | 101 | ||
| 5) Gabriel Ackerman | 20:45.00 | 108 | ||
| Average Time: 19:50.62 Total Time: 1:39:13.10 1-5 Split: 1:45.60 | ||||
| 6) Daniel O'Brien | 20:46.00 | 112 | ||
| 7) Paolo Cardarella | 21:12.90 | 129 | ||
| 14 | Middletown High School (MD) | 402 | ||
| 1) Quinn Sullivan | 19:08.40 | 56 | ||
| 2) Lorenzo Richards | 19:46.00 | 77 | ||
| 3) Giovanni Rossi | 19:58.35 | 85 | ||
| 4) Hudson Smith | 19:59.00 | 86 | ||
| 5) Ian McDermott | 20:25.00 | 98 | ||
| Average Time: 19:51.35 Total Time: 1:39:16.75 1-5 Split: 1:16.60 | ||||
| 6) Asher White | 20:33.63 | 105 | ||
| 7) Quinn Schill | 21:23.42 | 132 | ||
| 15 | North Harford High School (MD) | 428 | ||
| 1) James Ortt | 17:41.50 | 14 | ||
| 2) Andrew Robinson | 19:52.00 | 81 | ||
| 3) Caleb Kerr | 20:15.00 | 94 | ||
| 4) Justin Collins | 20:57.00 | 115 | ||
| 5) Kyle Hoy | 21:10.30 | 124 | ||
| Average Time: 19:59.16 Total Time: 1:39:55.80 1-5 Split: 3:28.80 | ||||
| 6) Blake Carberry | 21:15.60 | 130 | ||
| 7) Colin-James Nimmo | 21:47.00 | 142 | ||
| 16 | Henry E. Lackey High School (MD) | 435 | ||
| 1) Edwin Hall | 18:40.40 | 36 | ||
| 2) Raymond Guzzone | 19:02.00 | 49 | ||
| 3) Shane Barber | 19:42.20 | 75 | ||
| 4) Joshua Sandifer | 21:30.40 | 135 | ||
| 5) Ethan Reedy | 21:35.71 | 140 | ||
| Average Time: 20:06.14 Total Time: 1:40:30.71 1-5 Split: 2:55.31 | ||||
| 6) Daniel Gross | 22:12.10 | 152 | ||
| 7) Aaron Graves | 24:01.70 | 180 | ||
| 17 | Northeast Senior High School (MD) | 448 | ||
| 1) Mathew Hieatzman | 18:47.20 | 40 | ||
| 2) Mitchell Jones | 19:21.40 | 66 | ||
| 3) Dominic Roddy | 20:29.70 | 102 | ||
| 4) Braeden Cauffman | 21:03.10 | 117 | ||
| 5) Phillip Albrecht | 21:09.90 | 123 | ||
| Average Time: 20:10.26 Total Time: 1:40:51.30 1-5 Split: 2:22.70 | ||||
| 6) Royce Nogales | 21:22.40 | 131 | ||
| 7) Jacen Farmer | 24:09.90 | 183 | ||
| 18 | Queen Anne's County High School (MD) | 494 | ||
| 1) Dylan Hurlock | 18:33.27 | 32 | ||
| 2) Ryf Eubanks | 20:17.56 | 96 | ||
| 3) Jayden Hyland | 20:38.96 | 107 | ||
| 4) Tanner Lyon | 21:05.40 | 120 | ||
| 5) Colin Gray | 21:35.00 | 139 | ||
| Average Time: 20:26.04 Total Time: 1:42:10.19 1-5 Split: 3:01.73 | ||||
| 6) Ben Rosendale | 21:59.00 | 146 | ||
| 7) Nathan Olah | 22:39.12 | 165 | ||
| 19 | Rising Sun High School (MD) | 512 | ||
| 1) Eli Weston | 19:55.00 | 83 | ||
| 2) JB Lightner | 20:08.00 | 90 | ||
| 3) Matt McKay | 20:35.00 | 106 | ||
| 4) Niklas Heraldsson | 20:50.96 | 114 | ||
| 5) David Greenplate | 21:05.00 | 119 | ||
| Average Time: 20:30.79 Total Time: 1:42:33.96 1-5 Split: 1:10.00 | ||||
| 6) Hayden Graham | 21:28.00 | 134 | ||
| 7) Ezra Peterson | 22:19.75 | 160 | ||
| 20 | Walkersville High School (MD) | 525 | ||
| 1) Nathaniel Crosse | 19:06.50 | 54 | ||
| 2) Akash Hirpara | 19:10.90 | 60 | ||
| 3) Emil Moujalled | 21:23.59 | 133 | ||
| 4) Luke Jolles | 21:31.15 | 137 | ||
| 5) Lucas Carvajal | 21:46.94 | 141 | ||
| Average Time: 20:35.82 Total Time: 1:42:59.08 1-5 Split: 2:40.44 | ||||
| 6) Theodore Darnell | 22:17.30 | 157 | ||
| 7) Porter Hiser | 22:28.25 | 162 | ||
| 21 | North Caroline High School (MD) | 582 | ||
| 1) Ari Wallace | 19:54.34 | 82 | ||
| 2) Sam Mengel | 20:16.02 | 95 | ||
| 3) Jason Shoemaker | 20:33.00 | 104 | ||
| 4) Doug Cash | 21:58.18 | 145 | ||
| 5) Douglas Cash | 22:15.00 | 156 | ||
| Average Time: 20:59.31 Total Time: 1:44:56.54 1-5 Split: 2:20.66 | ||||
| 6) Dylan Black | 25:56.11 | 188 | ||
| 7) Ryan Breeding | 29:15.00 | 193 | ||
| 22 | North East High (MD) | 620 | ||
| 1) Aidan McCullough | 18:57.00 | 44 | ||
| 2) Henry Williams | 21:01.00 | 116 | ||
| 3) Connor Kwiatkowski | 21:08.96 | 121 | ||
| 4) Richard Snyder | 22:13.59 | 153 | ||
| 5) Noah Plourde | 24:55.30 | 186 | ||
| Average Time: 21:39.17 Total Time: 1:48:15.85 1-5 Split: 5:58.30 | ||||
| 23 | Eastern Tech High School (MD) | 644 | ||
| 1) Robert Thorrison | 20:18.20 | 97 | ||
| 2) Olufemi Omolafe | 21:11.30 | 126 | ||
| 3) Timothy Chang | 21:30.70 | 136 | ||
| 4) Rhema Nkwocha | 21:33.60 | 138 | ||
| 5) Decarlo Harrison | 22:05.50 | 147 | ||
| Average Time: 21:19.86 Total Time: 1:46:39.30 1-5 Split: 1:47.30 | ||||
| 6) Anderson Bussard | 23:50.20 | 179 | ||
| 7) Caleb Little | 29:46.80 | 194 | ||
| 24 | Easton High School (MD) | 672 | ||
| 1) Colin Smith | 18:53.00 | 42 | ||
| 2) Ian Branic | 22:06.81 | 148 | ||
| 3) William Orndoff | 22:08.06 | 149 | ||
| 4) Joshua Dull | 22:28.31 | 163 | ||
| 5) Matthew Svehla | 22:55.00 | 170 | ||
| Average Time: 21:42.24 Total Time: 1:48:31.18 1-5 Split: 4:02.00 | ||||
| 25 | La Plata High School (MD) | 682 | ||
| 1) Austin Ashley | 20:13.50 | 92 | ||
| 2) Griffin Fitzpatrick | 20:30.70 | 103 | ||
| 3) Nicholas Ross | 22:19.10 | 159 | ||
| 4) Gunner Gavin | 22:25.57 | 161 | ||
| 5) Nolan Dement | 22:46.80 | 167 | ||
| Average Time: 21:39.13 Total Time: 1:48:15.67 1-5 Split: 2:33.30 | ||||
| 6) Grady Hankinson | 23:48.96 | 178 | ||
| 7) Ryan Toliver | 24:42.85 | 185 | ||
| 26 | Maurice J. McDonough High School (MD) | 692 | ||
| 1) Joseph Whitten | 19:38.70 | 73 | ||
| 2) Maciah Turner | 20:49.80 | 113 | ||
| 3) James McRae | 22:18.70 | 158 | ||
| 4) Mitchell Gurney | 22:34.80 | 164 | ||
| 5) Trent Wagenbrenner | 24:23.80 | 184 | ||
| Average Time: 21:57.16 Total Time: 1:49:45.80 1-5 Split: 4:45.10 | ||||
| 6) Charles Wagenbrenner | 25:37.20 | 187 | ||
| 27 | Patuxent High School (MD) | 734 | ||
| 1) Ethan Serra | 19:28.80 | 70 | ||
| 2) Mason Furl | 22:10.50 | 151 | ||
| 3) Andrew Wroten | 22:13.80 | 154 | ||
| 4) James Oster | 23:44.78 | 177 | ||
| 5) Jaxon Ebert | 24:06.90 | 182 | ||
| Average Time: 22:20.96 Total Time: 1:51:44.78 1-5 Split: 4:38.10 | ||||
| 6) Kevin McCaffity | 28:03.50 | 190 | ||
| 28 | Overlea High School (MD) | 835 | ||
| 1) Derick Chana | 21:10.80 | 125 | ||
| 2) Amari Green | 23:10.80 | 172 | ||
| 3) Montez Riveria | 23:20.70 | 174 | ||
| 4) Awanga Aparandi | 23:26.90 | 175 | ||
| 5) John Wolf | 27:31.00 | 189 | ||
| Average Time: 23:44.04 Total Time: 1:58:40.20 1-5 Split: 6:20.20 | ||||
| 29 | Sparrows Point High School (MD) | 841 | ||
| 1) Chris Beegan | 21:50.70 | 143 | ||
| 2) Chris Zaczek | 22:14.00 | 155 | ||
| 3) Colin Payne | 23:08.00 | 171 | ||
| 4) Gabriel Dorsey | 24:06.50 | 181 | ||
| 5) Carter Diehl | 28:06.70 | 191 | ||
| Average Time: 23:53.18 Total Time: 1:59:25.90 1-5 Split: 6:16.00 | ||||
| 6) Mike Belzner | 28:59.30 | 192 | ||
| 30 | Westlake High School (MD) | 927 | ||
| 1) David Yum | 22:42.00 | 166 | ||
| 2) Noah Shaw | 23:16.50 | 173 | ||
| 3) Ryan Ward | 29:53.00 | 195 | ||
| 4) Jamauri Bluford | 30:27.80 | 196 | ||
| 5) Brad Gonzalez | 31:50.56 | 197 | ||
| Average Time: 27:37.97 Total Time: 2:18:09.86 1-5 Split: 9:08.56 | ||||
| 6) Alex Gonzalez | 38:27.74 | 198 | ||