* Crater's Tyrone Gorze won the Woodbridge Classic in September in a record time
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Just how far have the nation's top cross country boys athletes progressed over four years in the sport?
We have the data.
Below, we've compiled a list that displays how far the best distance runners have improved since their freshman seasons in 2019 until now. That, of course, includes the COVID year of 2020.
Let's take, for example, Crater's Tyrone Gorze.
A solid freshman season saw the Oregon run open up with a freshman best of 15:53.90. In ensuing years, however, he's gradually clipped off time, down and down and down.
He's now among the country's top athletes in 2022 and is among a crop of national title-contenders.
Check out the full data below.
THE TOP 500 4-YEAR ATHLETES (ONLY INCLUDES FULL 4-YEAR DATA)
| rank | name | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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| 1 | Tyrone Gorze - Crater | 15:53.90 | 15:23.70 | 14:29.30 | 14:11.38 |
| 2 | Rocky Hansen - Christ School | 16:19.00 | 16:03.84 | 15:21.80 | 14:20.90 |
| 3 | Leo Young - Newbury ... |
