Boston Potts and Coronado return the second-fastest squad for 2023.
Let's take a look at the top-returning boys team for 2023 - all classifications.
On paper 5A state champions Valor Christian look to be stronger than ever next year. They graduate just one, and return six from this year's state squad. Valor return four who broke 16-minutes this year - and it was nearly five.
They own a 1-5 regular season average of 15:36, led by Dane Eike's 14:54. Add that their returning 1-5 split is just 1:09, and they have six returners who broke 16:30 this year.
One squad that's likely to make some serious gains next year is Coronado - they return six of seven from this year's state squad that finished sixth in 4A.
Coronado returns with a regular-season 1-5 average of 16:04, and a 1-5 split of just 56-seconds - that's the second-best split of any squad in the Top-10 of this list (behind Fort Collins.) Coronado returns three who have broken 16-minutes, and it's nearly four.
Coming in No. 3 on this list ...