The best girl's team in NCS will contend for their 4th straight state title as well as a spot at NXN.
California Track & Field and Cross Country News
We rank the top sophomore girls taking to the cross country course this fall season.
Chiara Dailey of La Jolla (SD) ran the fastest retuning 5K time among girls in the Class of '26 with her runner-up performance at the '22 CIF-State XC Finals.
Kynzlee Buckley of Buchanan (CS) ran the fastest retuning 3-mile time among girls in the Class of '26 with her performance at Woodbridge.
Google the name 'Alyssa Thompson.' You'll find a handful of articles touting the women's soccer star as the future of the U.S. team.
Maximo Zavaleta of King (SS) ran the fastest retuning 3-mile time among boys in the Class of '26 with his performance at Woodbridge.
Benjamin Fernandez of Matilda Torres (CS) ran the fastest retuning 5K time among boys in the Class of '26 with his performance at the Clovis Invitational.
Hanne Thomsen of Montgomery (NC) ran the fastest 5000-meter time among girls in the Class of '25 during the '22 cross country season.
Sadie Engelhardt of Ventura (SS) ran a meet record time at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic, the fastest 3-mile time in the U.S. last fall.
Evan Noonan of Dana Hills (SS) ran the fastest 5K time among boys in the Class of '25 with his title-winning performance at the CIF-State Championships.
Landon Pretre of Menlo School (CC) ran the second fastest 3-mile time in the country among 2025 boys with his time at Woodbridge last September.
Ezra Frech, the standout athlete and single-leg amputee from California, had the performance of a lifetime on Friday.
Payton Godsey of Oaks Christian (SS) ran the fastest 5K time among girls in the Class of '25 with his title-winning performance at the CIF-State Championships.
Tessa Buswell of Poway (SD) was a CIF-State champion and also ran the second fastest 3-mile time in the class with her performance at Woodbridge.
The two Mannys, Emmanuel Hernandez (left) and Emmanuel Perez give Cathedral (SS) the strongest two front runners in CA.
Jason Parra of Millikan (SS) is among the top returning cross country runners in CA heading into the '23 fall season.
Highland (CS) senior Mia Torrecillas is among the top returning CA girls on 5000-meter cross country courses.
Anthony Fast Horse of Ventura (SS) is among the top returning boys cross country runners in CA heading into the '23 fall season.
Carter Spradling of Clovis East (CS) is among CA's elite returning cross country runners heading into the '23 fall season.
Sadie Engelhardt, left, and Payton Godsey were the only two girls in the U.S. last season to run sub-16 for 3-miles when they went 1-2 at Woodbridge.
Putting the best seven returning California girls high school cross country runners on the line to open the 2023 season.
Putting the top seven returning CA boys XC runners on the line heading into '23 season including Emmanuel Perez, Anthony Fast Horse, and Evan Noonan.
All Returning Girls from the '22 CIF-State Cross Country Championships held on the 5K Woodward Park course in Fresno, including four returning division winners.
All Returning Boys from the 2022 CIF-State Cross Country Championships including returning division champions Evan Noonan and Emmanuel Perez.
Hannah Riggins, who ran two San Diego Section records and also led Del Notre to the inaugural 4x800m relay title at State, leads our Senior Girls All-CA team.
Two-time State Meet sprint champion and state and State Meet 100-meter record-holder Rodrick Pleasant leads the MileSplitCA Senior Boys T&F All-State team.
Three CIF-State Track and Field champions and one four-event star highlight a very talented MileSplitCA 2023 All-State Junior Girls Team.
Live coverage of the AAU Junior Olympic Games return to FloTrack and MileSplit this month at Drake Stadium from July 29 to August 5 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Xai Ricks of Long Beach Poly, one of the best long sprinters in the U.S., leads the MileSplitCA Junior Boys T&F All-State team.
Ventura (SS) distance standout Sadie Engelhardt leads the 2023 MileSplitCA Sophomore Girls All-State Track and Field team.