Pictured above: Lauren Pansegrau competes for Middleton at the 2021 Verona Invitational. Pansegrau, who now runs for the University of Michigan, left a lasting mark on Wisconsin high school cross country, running a No. 1 all-time 5000m in 16:57.98 at the Middleton Sectional during the 2020 alternate spring cross country season.
Top 25 All-Time WI Girls XC 5K Times
Performances shown below represent the best 25 times in our database at the 5000 meter distance.
| RANK | TIME | ATHLETE/TEAM | GRADE | MEET DATE PLACE |
| 1 | 16:57.98 | Lauren Pansegrau Middleton | 2022 | |
| 2 | 17:07.90 | Suzy Favor-Hamilton Stevens Point | 1986 | |
| 3 | 17:08.00 | Molly Seidel University Lake School | 2012 | |
| 4 | 17:17.10 | Aubrey Roberts Eau Claire Memorial | 2016 | |
| 5 | 17:18.61 | Allison Woodward Notre Dame Academy | 2011 | |
| 6 | 17:21.30 | Mary Hartzheim Lakeland Union | 1986 | |
| 7 | 17:26.90 | Kate Sperka Muskego | 2021 | |
| 8 | 17:28.50 | Kora Malecek Onalaska | 2021 | |
| 9 | 17:28.82 | Kayci Martensen Benton-Scales Mound-Shullsburg | 2022 | |
| 10 | 17:29.30 | Susan Keeney Middleton | 0 | |
| 11 | 17:31.20 | Meghan Scott DSHA | 2018 | |
| 12 | 17:32.10 | Isabella Jacobsen Menomonie | 2022 | |
| 13 | 17:34.70 | Sara Mlodik D. C. Everest | 2024 | |
| 14 | 17:35.40 | Annie Frisbie River Falls | 2015 | |
| 15 | 17:35.58 | Morgan Florsheim Shorewood | 2016 | |
| 16 | 17:37.60 | Alicia Monson Amery | 2016 | |
| 17 | 17:39.50 | Genevieve Nashold Madison West | 2022 | |
| 18 | 17:40.10 | Patti Fredrick Neenah | 0 | |
| 19 | 17:41.10 | Kalli Knowles Plymouth | 2026 | |
| 20 | 17:41.14 | Lily Kriegel Whitefish Bay | 2024 | |
| 21 | 17:42.10 | Isabela Ross Oak Creek | 2022 | |
| 22 | 17:42.19 | Dana Feyen Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau | 2019 | |
| 23 | 17:43.00 | Alexandria Fons Franklin | 2014 | |
| 24 | 17:43.60 | Amy Davis Madison Edgewood | 2015 | |
| 25 | 17:46.70 | Leah Kralovetz Denmark | 2019 |