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Check the charts because this is where you'll be finding those individuals with the best performances so far. Start making predictions for the State Meet.

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 girls from Buchanan are capping September off on a high note! Let's check out the other individuals who have a 5K for this week.

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.

Buchanan senior Grace Hutchison dominated the distances in the Central Section and also ran on one of the nation's fastest 4x800m relay teams.

As the CS prepares for this Saturday's Masters Championships, here's a rankings merge from last week's four divisional finals.

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.

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.

Buchanan girls dominate the top of this list based on their times running the flat and super-fast Garmin RunningLane Nationals layout in Huntsville, Alabama.

As a freshman, Buchanan's Sierra Cornett ran some of the fastest times in the class, as well as among returning girls in the Central Section.

Bakersfield Highland's young team stepped up last year to win a Central Section Division II title. Mia Torrecillas will again lead the Scots' push for success.

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

From the MileSplit database, 2022 track and field rankings for girls in the Central Section, including distance leader Grace Hutchison. (DeAnna Turner photo)