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The two Mannys, Emmanuel Hernandez (left) and Emmanuel Perez give Cathedral (SS) the strongest two front runners in CA.

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.

All Returning Boys from the 2022 CIF-State Cross Country Championships including returning division champions Evan Noonan and Emmanuel Perez.

UPDATED: Event-by-event listing of the top 50 returning boys T&F athletes in the Central Section based on marks achieved during the '22 outdoor season.

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.

Emmanuel Perez of Cathedral (SS) was the fastest junior boy 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.

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.

Emmanuel Hernandez and Josh Bell battled in the Varsity Small Schools race for Class of '24 supremacy at the Clovis Invitational.

Leo Young, Lex Young, and Aaron Sahlman of Newbury Park led the way in the merge at the Clovis Invite on the 5K cross country course at Woodward Park.

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.

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

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

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, 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 Division 4.

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