* Ava Bushaw is one of the country's top improvers in the girls outdoor 5k this season.
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The 2023 outdoor season saw many athletes shave significant seconds -- and, in some cases, minutes -- off their outdoor 5k bests from 2022.
On the boys side, Hayden Hooper out of Utah took an impressive minute and 45 seconds off his 2022 PR to run 15:51.00 this outdoor season. Leading the girls improvers is Juan Diego's (UT) Ethan Stevens, dropping down to 18:21.07 in the 5k and taking nearly two minutes off her 2022 best.
In total, six girls and 15 boys took at least a full minute off their 2022 outdoor 5k PRs.
Which other athletes impressed with year-over-year improvements on the track for the 5k distance?
Continue below for a full list of the top boys and girls improvers in the outdoor 5k this spring.
INDEX
TOP YEAR-OVER-YEAR BOYS IMPROVEMENTS IN OUTDOOR 5K - TOP YEAR-OVER-YEAR GIRLS IMPROVEMENTS IN OUTDOOR 5K
