Here is a partial list of those defeated by Bekele in his high school cross country races:
Hailu Mekonnen, Craig Mottram, Sammy Kipketer, Abraham Chebii, John Yuda, Richard Limo, Charles Kamathi, Abderrahim Goumri, Jaouad Gharib, Abdi, Meb, Torres, Ritz, Zersenay Tedesse...
oh wait, that's only 2002. Here are some more:
Eliud Kipchoge, Paul Koech, Gebre Gebremariam, Sileshi Sihine, John Korir, Patrick Ivuti, Abraham Cherono, Stephen Cherono (Said Saeef Shaheen), Ben Limo, Isaac Songok, Bob Tahri, Ahmad Abdullah, Dejene Berhanu, Abebe Dinkessa, Moses Mosop, Mo Farah (beat him by over 1:40 in 2005), Adil Kaouch, Rashid Ramzi, Brimin Kipruto, Martin Mathathi, Mike Kigen, John Kibowen, Moses Kipsiro, Ryan Hall, Adam Goucher, Augustine Choge, Edwin Soi, Leonard Patrick Komon, Joseph Ebuya, Moses Masai, Mark Kiptoo
That's a pretty stout high school program there.