This Week In 2019 XC: Boys 5K Leaders

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Great Oak's boys are pictured competing on the Galway Downs course at the Temecula Twilight Invitational. Wolfpack boys were among the leaders on the same course a month later at the Southwestern League Finals. (Photo: Clark Kranz)

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Now fully into November, the final month of the CIF competition schedule in 2019, our review of boys and girls 3-mile and 5K weekly leaders will continue through post-CIF competition held last December.

A year go this week, league finals dominated the calendar and for boys running on 5,000 meter courses, the Southwestern League Finals at the flat fast Galway Downs track produced the top six fastest times in the state and 15 of the top 21. 

Top returners for 2020-21 include Alex Kalmar (Temecula Valley), Jacob Bustamante (Chaparral), Cameron Smith (Great Oak) and Noah Murasmith (Vista Murrieta) out of the Southwestern League (SS) meet, and Jacob Yagers (Bakersfield Highland/CS), Aidan Davis (Patrick Henry/SD), Matthew Berry (Bakers...