California Track & Field and Cross Country News
Rising junior Thalia Reid of Sheldon (in white) had a breakthrough in the 400 at the AAU Region 22 qualifier, clocking 56.87. She's one to watch in the SJS next spring!
Jamar Marshall is using summer track to continue to improve in the hurdles, and he's already the top SJS returner.
After three straight cycles at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, the US Olympic Team Track and Field Trials will move to Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC)
Julia Gonzalez is trying to move up in the NCS standings this fall, and using summer track as a means to get there.
With meets like Golden West in addition to AAU and USATF competition, there's plenty of summer track action in California.
We continue our section previews with the NCS Division III girls pre-season rankings.
Check out this how-to on how to prevent blisters from a HOKA ONE ONE professional.
Pamela Amaechi was great from the beginning in the shot put, but had to grow into her talent for the discus. See the career paths for the top 100 seniors in each event inside!
We start our section previews with the NCS Division III boys pre-season rankings.
Here, HOKA One One track pros share their personalized hacks to help you become a better runner.
Heading into motherhood for the first time, Sanya Richards-Ross looks back on her time as one of the best sprinters in USA history
How good were this year's top seniors back when they were freshmen? In many cases, the answers may surprise you.
Alex Stout closed out her spring season with double wins at the CCS finals, plus a state meet appearance that resulted in a CA top 10 1600 time.
Justin Hazell had a brilliant junior season, and we can't wait to see what he has in store for his final year.
Tara Davis excelled in two events, as both she and Zack Shinnick moved up the all-time high school rankings.
After the amazing senior year she had, it's hard to believe Alexandra Beitia wasn't even sub-12 her sophomore year. See who else made huge progress over their careers inside!
Jake Woods is the top returner in both hurdle races, one of only two boys that lead two events.
Kirsten Carter has morphed from a surprising star freshman in the 400 to one of the top returning 100 and 200 runners in the state.
Did you know Owen Bishop first broke 10 minutes for the 3200 in his senior year? That and many more interesting career facts inside!
Tara Davis continued her torrid track and field season with a win in the 100m hurdles at the USA Jr. Championships
Nu'u Tuilefano ruled the SDS throws this season, making it through to the state finals in the shot put - and she's back again next year to do even better.
Jamar Marshall returns as the top hurdler in the section, and he still has three more years to improve!
Some Class of 2017 stars were elite from the very beginning, but others had to grow into their top-tier status. See where the top 100 graduated seniors were each year of their careers!
Foothill's Thurman Knowles will be the guy to beat in the 800 and 1600 next year, and he has state meet experience under his belt already.
There's more than enough returning talent in this section alone to keep us excited for 9 months until track season starts again!
Gatorade just announced the California Track and Field athletes of the year.
Were superstars like Zach Shinnick, Joseph Anderson, and Javelin Guidry remarkable as freshmen? Many were, but others have improved immensely over their high school careers.