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La Jolla junior Payton Smith ran season-best times while earning third-place medals in both the 200m and 400m at the State Meet.

Seven CIF-State champions, including double-event winner Sadie Engelhardt, lead this deep list of elite girls set to light up the outdoor season next spring.

Our event-by-event spotlight goes 50 deep per individual event with Oaks Christian's Payton Godsey among the leaders.

Our event-by-event spotlight goes 50 deep per individual event with Castaic's Meagan Humphries leading the class.

This group includes returning State Meet champions in five of the six events and 21 overall returners who placed top nine at the '22 State Meet.

Event-by-event listing of the top 50 returning girls track and field athletes in the San Diego Section based on marks achieved during the 2022 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.

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.

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.

Torrey Pines junior Scarlett Taylor is among the leading returning girls in the San Diego Section on 3-mile courses.

Del Norte senior Hanna Riggins is the top returning girl in the San Diego Section on 5,000-meter courses.

From the MileSplit database, sophomore girls track and field outdoor top-100 rankings from the 2022 outdoor season, including Golden Valley's Meagan Humphries.

From the MileSplit database, 2022 track and field rankings for girls in the San Diego Section.

Event-by-event rankings for girls competing in Division 3 of the San Diego Section.

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