Makayla Stephens' 18:16 5K this year is nearly four minutes better than her 2022 5K performance

With only a little over a month remaining, this has been a great year of running for a lot of Texas girls and boys.
The championship season is about the time athletes would like to start seeing some peak performances. That would mean their training is coming to a point at the right time of the year.
We have the list of the best year-to-year improvements at 5,000m for the Texas girls and boys this season. See who has had the top drops in time from the 2022 season to the current 2023 season.
Girls year-to-year improvements I Boys year-to-year improvements