(Photo: Greg Hall)
Location: Peculiar, MO
Enrollment: 1900
Class: 4
Head Coach: Jamin Swift
2016 District (Place): 6 (4th)
2016 Sectional (Place): 3 (5th)
2016 State Place: NTS
Key Returners: Nolan Dick (2), Marlon Williams (3), Braden Zaner (4), Brendan Bessette (5), Zachary Hill (7)
Losing Tyler Musgrave is a huge blow to the Ray-Pec Panthers, but they will return 5 of their Top 7 including a 16:18 rising senior in Nolan Dick. Nolan's track seasons have been quiet, but he is a major breakout candidate that could lead Ray-Pec to a great season in 2017. Behind him returns two rising sophomores: Marlon Williams and Braden Zaner, both of which sub-17:00 and sub-10:20 on the track. With Brendan Bessette at 17:10, Ray-Pec appears to be a candidate for a state meet berth in 2017 should they bring up a #5 to fill the gap. A trip to Oak Hills in 2017 would be their first since 2013.