Gig Harbor, Washinton's Conner Peloquin, Highland (Pocatello, Idaho) sophomore Dallin Farnsworth, and Rock Spring, Wyoming's Garret Zans gap the pack on the second loop of the Bob Firman 5k course. They would hold their positions over the remaining 800 meters of the race with Peloquin taking the title in a time of 15:39.80.