Emma Dobson

Take a look at the best girls teams in the entire State! Some of the teams have held a spot on this list for many seasons.

The JSerra Catholic girls are currently the team to beat in California.

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.

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.

The cross country course at William Jessup University in Rocklin is a popular layout in the Sac-Joaquin Section for invitationals and league meets.

Woodward Park's 5K course is home to the Clovis and Rough Rider Invitationals, the CIF-State Championships, and numerous other events in the Central Section.

Payton Godsey of Oaks Christian (SS) was the fastest junior girl on the Woodward Park 5K course on Saturday at the CIF-State Cross Country Championships.

Where did you rank? Check out the full list of all boys who finished their 5K race at the CIF-State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno.

Mia Torrecillas's fast time from late September remains the top XC time this season for girls on the Class of 2024 on 5K courses.

Gioana Lopizzo of La Costa Canyon (SD) was the fastest girl in the Class of 2024 on the 5K Woodward Park course at the Clovis Invitational.

We go 1,000 runners deep in this merge of girls races at the Clovis Invitational on the 5K course at Woodward Park in Fresno.

The 3-mile time by La Costa Canyon's Gioana Lopizzo on the Galway Downs course to win the Temecula Twilight Sundown Showdown race is the fastest in CA the past two weekends.

It's early but we wanted to check out who among girls in the Class of 2024 has brought the goods on 5K courses in September.

Oaks Christian's Payton Godsey continues to lead the class on 3-mile cross country courses with Poway (SD) standout Tessa Buswell (pictured) sitting at No. 2.

Returning State D-I champion Anna McNatt's time on 3-mile courses is more than a minute faster than any other returning girl in the Sac-Joaquin Section.

As you would expect, it's a who's-who of elite returning girls, including Whitney's Katie Kopec, at the top of the 5K leaders list in the Sac-Joaquin Section.

Check out which returning girls crushed 3-mile cross country courses in 2021.

Check out the fastest returning girls for 5K from the 2021 cross country season.