Below is our list of the fastest Massachusetts boys 5000 meter Cross Country performances of all time in our database. Topping our list is the 1999 Oliver Ames High School graduate and 2004 Stanford University graduate, Andy Powell. The runner from North Easton ran his fastest Cross Country time on November 14, 1998, which happens to be before any current high school runner was born. Powell ran his fastest time of 14:52.00 at the MIAA Eastern State Championships ran at Franklin Park in Boston.
After his college running years, Powell turned to coaching running. Powell coached at the University of Oregon for over a decade where he coached some big names; Galen Rupp, Edward Cheserek, and Mathew Centrowitz to name a few. Powell currently coaches at the University of Washington.
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