Max Dunmire

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.

As we near the end of the season, take a look at how our 5K list is panning out. Fast Horse, Perez, and Noonan still hold down the Top 3 spots.

After a month of racing we have some data that we can compare across the state.

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.

El Cerrito senior Robert Stitts more than held his own against two of CA's all-time 100m sprinters, Jordan Washington (left), and Rodrick Pleasant (right).

As the NCS prepares for this this weekend's Meet of Champions, here's a rankings merge from last week's four section area qualifier meets.

Hayward HS is one of the primary courses in the North Coast Section. The 3-mile layout is home to major meets like Farmer, Mariner, and the NCS Championships.

Crystal Springs is one of the iconic courses in CA. The 2.95-mile layout in Belmont is home to a major meets in the Central Coast Section.

Millikan (SS) junior Jason Parra's fast time at the mid-September Woodbridge Invitational continues to be the fastest 3-mile performance of the 2022 XC season.

Millikan's Jason Parra is the only CA boy in the class of 2024 with a sub-14 performance on a 3-mile course this season.

The time by Jayden Hernandez of Godinez to win the showcase race at the Dana Hills Invitational is the fastest 3-mile clocking by a boy in the class of 2024 over the past two weekends.

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.

Millikan's Jason Parra is the top junior boy on 3-mile courses so far this season after his historic performance on the Great Park course at Woodbridge.

Courses lumped in under the 3-mile heading vary in degrees of both difficulty and distance, some running faster, some slower, and some measured at 2.9x miles.