Location: Springfield, MO
Enrollment: 395 (534)
Head Coach: Tom Gray
2016 District (Place): 6 (1st)
2016 State Place: 11th
Key Top 7 Returners: Stephen Kielhofner (1), Wes Pendleton (2), Luke Wegenka (4)
Springfield Catholic is usually getting a 1 spot at every meet. Stephen Kielhofner leads the way and gives the Irish a strong front-runner. He's lost quite a few of his teammates to graduation, but Springfield Catholic returns some solid runners to make another run at a trip to state. While there's a 3:08 gap between their 1 and 5, their 2-5 gap is only 58 seconds. They won a solid District 6 after a jump to Class 3, but the Irish look good to get back in 2017.