The best time for 5000m is Hayato Hizutani (Shinko Gakuen High School, Hyogo) with a time of 14 minutes 21.90 seconds. He placed 6th at the Kinki tournament last year on the Inter-High route, and also participated in the Hokkaido Inter-High tournament. Among the Inter-High participants, in addition to 3000m hurdler Yo Imaoka (Nishikyo High School, Yamaguchi), Kota Yamanaka (Iga Hakuho High School, Mie), Ryoya Okamoto (Oita Higashimei High School), and Kaneda, who participated in the National High School Ekiden at the end of last year, will be enrolled. Kaede Taka (Miyazaki Nihon University High School) and Koinuma University (Toyo University Ushiku High School, Ibaraki High School) will go on to higher education. In addition, Torataro Nagabe (Tokyo University of Agriculture, Third High School), who won the 1st section of last year’s Saitama Prefecture High School Ekiden, will be admitted to the school. Chuo Gakuin University placed 19th in this year’s Hakone Ekiden, which they participated in for the first time in two years. Next season, he vows to make a comeback with his ace, Reishi Yoshida (3rd year).
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