The Christopher Columbus boys earned a state meet podium spot in last year's FHSAA 4A state cross country race with their state runner-up finish. Returning a strong score of that same lineup for the 2023 season, Columbus looks to leapfrog last year's state champions Creekside as two of only five teams (Steinbrenner, Nease & Hagerty being the others) in the 4A classification returning 5 runners with 5K bests under 17 minutes.
Using last year's season best 5K cross country times of each team's top 7 returnees to score as a hypothetical meet, below are the FHSAA 4A boys pre-season cross country team scores rankings.
Note: Ranked list does not reflect transfers from other schools or incoming freshmen from feeder schools.