Below, we sit down and look at our top 10 teams with returning athletes based on last year's state championship performances. There are obvious potential oversights with regards to transfers, new additions, injuries, etc. A big shakeup from last year in the top 5. Our rankings are based on the 2021 cross country state meet results. So much can and will change over the course of a cross country season, but let's take a look at what we think the top 10 teams will be in the state in 3A.
| 1 | Fruitland High School (ID) | 58 | ||
| 1) Kyle Spencer | 15:49.30 | 2 | ||
| 2) Ethan Starr | 16:50.00 | 9 | ||
| 3) Kellen Reed | 16:51.20 | 10 | ||
| 4) Israel Norris | 17:20.00 | 17 | ||
| 5) Abraham Marquez | 17:27.00 | 20 | ||
| Average Time: 16:51.50 Total Time: 1:24:17.50 1-5 Split: 1:37.70 | ||||
| 6) Gus Blank | 17:34.00 | 24 | ||
| 7) Bennet Smith | 17:40.00 | 30 | ||
| 2 | Kimberly High School (ID) | 154 | ||
| 1) Grayden Devries | 17:06.92 | 14 | ||
| 2) Joe Hopkins | 17:32.00 | 21 | ||
| 3) Ben Child | 17:36.81 | 27 | ||
| 4) Daxton Godfrey | 18:09.29 | 45 | ||
| 5) Logan Burnett | 18:14.18 | 47 | ||
| Average Time: 17:43.84 Total Time: 1:28:39.20 1-5 Split: 1:07.26 | ||||
| 6) Eli Sturgill | 19:04.00 | 77 | ||
| 7) Brandon Coombs | 19:42.00 | 99 | ||
| 3 | North Fremont High School (ID) | 175 | ||
| 1) Corbin Johnston | 16:11.50 | 3 | ||
| 2) Zack Johnston | 16:16.59 | 4 | ||
| 3) Eric Anderson | 17:37.94 | 29 | ||
| 4) Hunter Goedhart | 18:32.51 | 58 | ||
| 5) Micheal Grant | 19:15.69 | 81 | ||
| Average Time: 17:34.85 Total Time: 1:27:54.23 1-5 Split: 3:04.19 | ||||
| 6) Bridger Barton | 20:24.61 | 121 | ||
| 7) Jonah Quirl | 22:46.50 | 166 | ||
| 4 | South Fremont High School (ID) | 194 | ||
| 1) Connor Beck | 17:06.20 | 13 | ||
| 2) Aj Stalker | 17:37.32 | 28 | ||
| 3) Hunter Jacobsen | 18:15.90 | 49 | ||
| 4) Charlie Arnold | 18:17.27 | 51 | ||
| 5) Jackson Lemmon | 18:22.85 | 53 | ||
| Average Time: 17:55.91 Total Time: 1:29:39.54 1-5 Split: 1:16.65 | ||||
| 6) Taylor Van Fleet | 21:00.80 | 141 | ||
| 7) Jaron Orme | 21:07.60 | 143 | ||
| 5 | Sugar-Salem High School (ID) | 221 | ||
| 1) Porter Holt | 16:51.50 | 11 | ||
| 2) Mason Smith | 16:59.85 | 12 | ||
| 3) Dylan Ball | 17:24.90 | 19 | ||
| 4) Mckay Stocking | 19:00.10 | 73 | ||
| 5) Jay Alley | 19:54.80 | 106 | ||
| Average Time: 18:02.23 Total Time: 1:30:11.15 1-5 Split: 3:03.30 | ||||
| 6) Kimbal Anderson | 20:12.50 | 116 | ||
| 7) Spencer Willis | 20:27.70 | 123 | ||
| 6 | Timberlake High School (ID) | 227 | ||
| 1) Jacob Barnhart | 16:48.00 | 7 | ||
| 2) Dylan Nelson | 17:55.00 | 32 | ||
| 3) Jeremiah Alameda | 18:13.00 | 46 | ||
| 4) Jacob Howell | 18:22.00 | 52 | ||
| 5) Isaiah Winkler | 19:24.10 | 90 | ||
| Average Time: 18:08.42 Total Time: 1:30:42.10 1-5 Split: 2:36.10 | ||||
| 6) Joseph Perry | 19:48.50 | 101 | ||
| 7) Lachlan Piper | 19:57.40 | 109 | ||
| 7 | Soda Springs High School (ID) | 229 | ||
| 1) Kayden Gentry | 16:21.31 | 5 | ||
| 2) Gary Mcewen | 17:17.34 | 15 | ||
| 3) Brigham Renfroe | 17:32.75 | 22 | ||
| 4) Colten Crawford | 18:36.79 | 63 | ||
| 5) Skyler Brown | 20:35.36 | 124 | ||
| Average Time: 18:04.71 Total Time: 1:30:23.55 1-5 Split: 4:14.05 | ||||
| 6) Ben Beutler | 20:58.70 | 140 | ||
| 7) Teig Attwood | 24:20.78 | 177 | ||
| 8 | Parma High School (ID) | 261 | ||
| 1) Bronson Beus | 17:33.31 | 23 | ||
| 2) Bradley Peterson | 17:57.22 | 36 | ||
| 3) Evan Weber | 18:04.03 | 41 | ||
| 4) Caden Stevens | 19:02.43 | 75 | ||
| 5) Travis Stockett | 19:20.95 | 86 | ||
| Average Time: 18:23.59 Total Time: 1:31:57.94 1-5 Split: 1:47.64 | ||||
| 6) Jarek Atkinson | 20:44.71 | 131 | ||
| 7) Wyatt J Smith | 23:43.50 | 173 | ||
| 9 | Coeur d'Alene Charter (ID) | 263 | ||
| 1) Izan Gonzalez Mart | 17:35.00 | 26 | ||
| 2) Nathan Russell | 18:03.00 | 39 | ||
| 3) Nolan Oyler | 18:33.00 | 59 | ||
| 4) Jack Rigg | 18:33.00 | 60 | ||
| 5) Connor Smith | 19:13.00 | 79 | ||
| Average Time: 18:23.40 Total Time: 1:31:57.00 1-5 Split: 1:38.00 | ||||
| 10 | Snake River High School (ID) | 272 | ||
| 1) Leo High | 17:23.35 | 18 | ||
| 2) Jacob Hammon | 17:56.71 | 33 | ||
| 3) Noah Jones | 18:39.00 | 64 | ||
| 4) Ammon Marble | 18:59.60 | 72 | ||
| 5) Jak Martin | 19:20.40 | 85 | ||
| Average Time: 18:27.81 Total Time: 1:32:19.06 1-5 Split: 1:57.05 | ||||
| 6) Rhett Packer | 19:51.90 | 104 | ||
| 7) Colter Lake | 19:56.50 | 108 | ||