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Spread out over the course of two mornings, the 2022 version of the CIF-SS Preliminaries feature some of the top squads in California.
The top 16 teams overall will advance onto next weekend's CIF-SS Finals where the top seven squads will then, advance, to the California State Meet on Saturday, November 26.
In those divisions with four heats, the top four teams in each will advance. Whereas, those featuring only three heats, the top five squads will advance with that last, 16th squad determined by the fastest team time.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Division 5-Girls
Heat One - 8:30 am
Top Seeds - 2) St. Margarets, 7) Flintridge Prep, 10) Loma Linda Academy, 16) Ramona Convent
Heat Two - 8:43 am
Top Seeds - 1) Viewpoint, 8) Providence, 9) Linfield Christian, 15) Brentwood
Heat Three - 8:56 am
Top Seeds - 3) St. Lucy's, 6) Cate, 11) Sage Hill, 14) Hawthorne Math and Science Academy
Heat Four - 9:06 am
Top Seeds - 4) Xavier Prep, 5) Chadwick, 12) Ontario Christian, 13) Aquinas
Division 5 -Boys
Heat One - 9:26 am
Top Seeds - 1) Viewpoint, 8) Cerritos Valley Christian, 9) Webb, 16) Chadwick
Heat Two - 9:38 am
Top Seeds - 2) St. Margaret's, 7) Flintridge Prep, 10) Pasadena Poly, 15) Desert Christian (Lancaster)
Heat Three - 9:50 am
Top Seeds - 3) Windward, 6) Hawthorne Math and Science, 11) Brentwood, 14) Cate
Heat Four - 10:02 am
Top Seeds - 4) Providence, 5) Woodcrest Christian, 12) Crossroads, 13) Thacher
Division 1-Girls
Heat One - 10:22 am
Top Seeds - 1) Rancho Cucamonga, 8) Los Alamitos, 9) Chino Hills, 16) Crescenta Valley
Heat Two - 10:35 am
Top Seeds - 2) Great Oak, 7) Huntington Beach, 10) Long Beach Poly, 15) San Clemente
Heat Three - 10:48 am
Top Seeds - 3) Trabuco Hills, 6) Santa Monica, 11) Etiwanda, 14) Quartz Hill
Heat Four - 11:01 am
Top Seeds - 4) Santiago, 5) Redondo Union, 12) Beckman, 13) Vista Murrieta
Division 1-Boys
Heat One - 11:21 am
Top Seeds - 1) San Clemente, 8) Beckman, 9) Long Beach Poly, 16) Vista Murrieta
Heat Two - 11:33 am
Top Seeds - 2) Great Oak, 7) Trabuco Hills, 10) Millikan, 15) California
Heat Three - 11:45 am
Top Seeds - 3) Crescenta Valley, 6) Santiago, 11) Loyola, 14) Fountain Valley
Heat Four - 11:57 am
Top Seeds - 4) Arcadia, 5) Redondo Union, 12) Camarillo, 13) ML King
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12
Division 4-Girls
Heat One - 7:45 am
Top Seeds - 1) J Serra, 6) Harvard-Westlake, 7) South Pasadena, 12) El Segundo, 13) Castaic
Heat Two - 7:58 am
Top Seeds - 2) Oaks Christian, 5) Bishop Amat, 8) Laguna Hills, 11) Burroughs, 14) HH Wilson
Heat Three - 8:11 am
Top Seeds - 3) Palos Verdes, 4) La Canada, 9) Laguna Beach, 10) Esperanza, 15) Flintridge Sacred Heart
Division 4-Boys
Heat One - 8:31 am
Top Seeds - 1) St. Francis, 6) Oaks Christian, 7) Foothill Tech, 12) J Serra, 13) San Marino
Heat Two - 8:43 am
Top Seeds - 2) Palos Verdes, 5) Harvard-Westlake, 8) South Pasadena, 11) La Canada, 14) El Segundo
Heat Three - 8:55 am
Top Seeds - 3) Cathedral, 4) St. John Bosco, 9) Bishop Amat, 10) Burroughs, 15) Esperanza
Division 2-Girls
Heat One - 9:10 am
Top Seeds - 1) Newbury Park, 6) Claremont, 7) Peninsula, 12) Woodbridge, 13) Portola
Heat Two - 9:23 am
Top Seeds - 2) Ventura, 5) Citrus Valley, 8) Canyon, Ana., 11) Ayala, 14) Murrieta Valley
Heat Three - 9:36 am
Top Seeds - 3) Mira Costa, 4) El Toro, 9) Saugus, 10) Westlake, 15) Tesoro
Division 2-Boys
Heat One - 9:56 am
Top Seeds - 1) Newbury Park, 6) Hart, 7) El Toro, 12) La Serna, 13) Westlake
Heat Two - 10:08 am
Top Seeds - 2) Ventura, 5) Saugus, 8) Tesoro, 11) El Dorado, 14) Glendora
Heat Three - 10:20 am
Top Seeds - 3) Mira Costa, 4) Ayala, 9) Santa Barbara, 10) Royal, 15) Woodbridge
Division 3-Girls
Heat One - 10:32 am
Top Seeds - 1) Dana Hills, 8) Oak Park, 9) Moorpark, 16) Norwalk
Heat Two - 10:45 am
Top Seeds - 2) South Torrance, 7) Santa Margarita, 10) Torrance, 15) San Marcos
Heat Three - 10:58 am
Top Seeds - 3) West Torrance, 6) Brea Olinda, 11) Agoura, 14) Shadow Hills
Heat Four - 11:11 am
Top Seeds - 4) Corona del Mar, 5) Yorba Linda, 12) Thousand Oaks, 13) Dos Pueblos
Division 3-Boys
Heat One - 11:31 am
Top Seeds - 1) Dana Hills, 8) Brea Olinda, 9) West Ranch, 16) Corona del Mar
Heat Two - 11:43 am
Top Seeds - 2) Santa Margarita, 7) Dos Pueblos, 10) Mission Viejo 15) Redlands East Valley
Heat Three - 11:55 am
Top Seeds - 3) West Torrance, 6) Agoura, 11) Servite, 14) Oak Park
Heat Four - 12:07 pm
Top Seeds - 4) Moorpark, 5) Thousand Oaks, 12) Buena, 13) Littlerock
Photos by Daniel Hernandez
Mark Gardner is a teacher, former coach, and contributor to MileSplit as the Southern Section Editor