Some people thought that Jesuit would be #1 in the country in 2023 because:
- Newbury Park was going to lose everyone from the Sahlman / Young family
- According to the TullyRunners 2022 preseason rankings, in 2021, Jesuit had these speed ratings for 2023 returners- Vocke(178), Sampedro(174), Crawford(173), Mullen(171). Also freshman Monahan was coming in and ended up doing very well in 2022