River Hardman (Russellville) crosses the finish line at the Memphis Twilight XC Classic

We are off and running -- literally, for the 2023 Arkansas high school cross country season.
We saw some outstanding running this past weekend within the state's borders and beyond.
A total of seven boys ran under 16:31 for the 5,000m distance and that number should swell with more and more meets on deck for this upcoming weekend.
Lakeside senior Joseph Bariola turned in the state's top performance with a 15:20 to win City Auto MEMPHIS TWILIGHT XC CLASSIC. The Arkansas dominance continued with Russellville senior River Hardman finishing fifth overall in 16:01.
Those are the top two runs from the weekend. We merged the results from the weekend and you can view the list below to see who the top boys 5,000m runners are from the weekend.