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Jason Parra of Millikan (SS) is among the top returning cross country runners in CA heading into the '23 fall season.

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.

All Returning Boys from the 2022 CIF-State Cross Country Championships including returning division champions Evan Noonan and Emmanuel Perez.

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.

Rodrick Pleasant (right) and Jordan Washington dropped sprint performances that stood above the rest in the history of high school track and field in CA.

Rodrick Pleasant and Jordan Washington are two of the fastest sprinters in California high school track and field history.

Santa Barbara junior Andreas Dybdahl is the only non-senior to win a CIF-State title, doing so in a 1600-meter field with four other returners.

Serra (SS) senior Rodrick Pleasant dominated the sprints for the second spring in a row.

San Clemente's quartet of junior boys took the lead early and held off some of the state's all-time great lineups in the inaugural event.

How did the 2023 CIF-State Meet rank among the best of the past decade? Check out this top-100 performance list for boys.

Next in a series previewing the 2023 CIF-State Track and Field Championships by event group. Here we focus on the distance events.

We profile the top stars and relay teams looking to earn a State Meet berth at Saturday's CIF-SS Masters qualifier meet.

Top 100 performances by boys merged from the four CIF-Southern Section track and field preliminary meets.

Take a deep dive into the CIF-SS D-1 Prelims plus athletes to watch for Divisions 2, 3 and 4.

Our event-by-event spotlight goes 50 deep per individual event including Shon Martin of Helix, among the state's top hurdlers.

Our event-by-event spotlight goes 50 deep per individual event with Granada Hills Charter's Jordan Coleman atop the sprints.

Clovis North (CS) sophomore McKay Madsen is the national leader in his class in the discus throw.

Mater Dei (SS) sophomore Brandon Gorski can be found at the top in two jumps categories.

Event-by-event listing of the top 100 returning boys track and field athletes in the Southern Section based on marks achieved during the 2022 outdoor season.

Newbury Park senior Aaron Sahlman enters the '23 outdoor season with the nation's top returning time for 800 meters.