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Look at the top returning runners who are charging into this season with a fast mile. There's plenty of of talent in the state for this event.

Jason Parra of Millikan (SS) is among the top returning 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.

Templeton's Joshua Bell was the fastest boy in the class of 2024 on the Mt. SAC Invitational course last fall as a sophomore.

Millikan's Jason Parra continues to lead the class on 3-mile cross country courses with Clovis East (CS) standout Carter Spradling (pictured) sitting at No. 2.

Leo Young's blistering run on the fast SilverLakes Course at the Woodbridge Classic last September was the fastest 3-mile XC performance in the U.S. last fall.

From the super-fast course in Huntsville, Alabama to the CIF-State Meet layout in Fresno, CA, returning Southern Section boys crushed the 5K.

These returning boys scorched 3-mile cross country courses during the 2021 season.

Check out the fastest 5K times in the MileSplit database among returning boys from the 2021 cross country season.