Francis Parker (SD) senior Kenan Pala placed second in the 2021 race but where does he rank all-time among CA boys at the National XC Championships?
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NOTE: The database chart below is missing CA competitors from the first two years of the event, 1979 and 1980. Below is the list of all CA runners from the 1980 race and as many of the Golden State-based runners we were able to identify from '79.
1 14:53 Jay Marden CA
2 14:57 Jon Butler CA
6 15:09 Mike McCollum CA
19 15:41 Jeff Atkinson CA
28 16:11 Steve Valen CA
Also omitted from the datachart:
1995
15 15:42.7 Tom Prindiville De La Salle HS CA
CA Boys Rankings
Below we rank all CA boys who competed in the Kinney, Foot Locker, and Eastbay Nationals since 1981. The course distance is 5000 meters.