School: Clovis West

Class: Senior

He's qualified because: Entering the season with a personal best of 16:29, he placed second in the Tri-River Athletic Conference in 15:32 — second in Golden Eagles history to the 15:30 clocked by Kevin Davis (2001) and Andrew Campbell (2007).

Levy finished fourth in the Central Section Division I race (16:05) and 22nd in the state (15:39).

She said it: "He's been working toward a goal of breaking 16 [minutes] for four years, and he trained real hard all summer to finally reach his potential and achieve it. He just really got smarter, more confident and better control of himself. It's really exciting as a coach to watch an athlete grow and mature like that." — Golden Eagles coach Barbara Bethel