| Athlete | 2024 | 2024 | Difference |
| Kade Bradley - Toledo (Cumberland) | 17:50.76 | 15:00.00 | 2:50.76 |
| Tyler Lynch-Goff - Downers Grove (North) | 18:11.10 | 15:50.35 | 2:20.75 |
| Joel Kurfman - Belleville (West) | 18:41.00 | 16:24.57 | 2:16.43 |
| Ethan Hsu - Aurora (Waubonsie Valley) | 19:08.40 | 16:53.70 | 2:14.70 |
| Jake Murphy - Aurora (Metea Valley) | 19:21.40 | 17:09.90 | 2:11.50 |
| Eli Anderson - Monticello | 17:45.70 | 15:35.57 | 2:10.13 |
| Eduardo Antonio-Hernand - Midlothian (Bremen) | 19:28.72 | 17:21.11 | 2:07.61 |
| Abdulahi Hussein - Chicago (Mather) | 17:32.34 | 15:27.40 | 2:04.94 |
| Ule Anguiano - Plainfield (South) | 19:34.30 | 17:34.34 | 1:59.96 |
| Brady Chamberlain - Eldorado | 19:13.98 | 17:18.30 | 1:55.68 |
| Jasper Fine - Deerfield (H.S.) | 18:04.95 | 16:11.66 | 1:53.29 |
| Tristan Guernsey - Normal (University) | 18:45.50 | 16:59.23 | 1:46.27 |
| Noah Byrne - Naperville (Central) | 19:07.30 | 17:21.10 | 1:46.20 |
| Oliver Reed - Clinton (IL) | 18:52.40 | 17:0... |