Dylan Devine

Madera South's Dylan Devine is among the leaders on 3-mile courses in the Central Section.

Success for Central Section teams and individuals isn't much different than for others up and down California -- you have to run well at Fresno's Woodward Park.

Clovis senior standout is not only the top XC runner in the Central Section, but he's among the elites nationally.

The Stallions are coming off a section title with most of the team returning, looking to make big noise during the fall of '22.

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.

From the MileSplit database, junior boys track and field outdoor top-100 rankings from the 2022 outdoor season, including Lex and Leo Young, and Chris Caudillo.

From the MileSplit database, 2022 track and field rankings for boys in the Central Section including distance leader Christopher Caudillo. (Dan Tyree photo)

Event-by-event top-50 rankings for boys and girls competing in Central Section D-1.

We close out the 2022 track and field season preview series with top-200 returning rankings for each event based on marks in the MileSplit database.

We went 50 deep per event based on 2021 outdoor season results.

Unexpected challenges couldn't stop the Buchanan girls while the SLO boys closed strong to turn disappointment at the CS Final into pure joy at State.

CORRECTED: Sydney Sundgren leads Buchanan girls, Sanger doubles up in D-II, Chris Caudillo and Madera South take D-I boys titles.

Clovis North appears well-stocked to defend its Valley title from 2019 but the likes of Buchanan and Madera South may have something to say about that.