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Juliette Whittaker raced to the 18th fastest time ever run at the Manhattan CC Invitational en route to a third-place finish in the Eastern Championship race.

Top 100 California girls from the 2024 track and field season returning in the 800m, 1500m, and 3200m.

The Top 100 girls teams heading into the postseason.

The full list of who's leading the 400m dash. Start taking note of these names as we near the start of the season.

Combining every 2.5 mile race from the 2023 Manhattan Invitational and rescoring the meet. This version includes out of state teams.

The JSerra Catholic girls are currently the team to beat in California.

Chiara Dailey torched the meet record at the CCA Ravens XC Invitational on Saturday morning.

Hanne Thomsen of Montgomery (NC) ran the fastest 5000-meter time among girls in the Class of '25 during the '22 cross country season.

Sadie Engelhardt of Ventura (SS) ran a meet record time at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic, the fastest 3-mile time in the U.S. last fall.

Sadie Engelhardt, left, and Payton Godsey were the only two girls in the U.S. last season to run sub-16 for 3-miles when they went 1-2 at Woodbridge.

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.

Sadie Engelhardt, Keaton Robar, and MacKenzie Browne led Southern Section girls in the 800-meters.

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.

Soph Hannah Rutherford (r) and frosh Ellie McCuskey-Hay (l) are two of CA's top up-and-coming sprint stars.

Culver City (SS) sophomore Joelle Trepagnier dropped a U.S. No. 4 overall time with her impressive performance at Arcadia.

Mountain View (CC) sophomore standout Hannah Rutherford (center) is off to a super-fast start in the long sprints.

Ventura (SS) sophomore Sadie Engelhardt's outdoor season is just getting started but it's no surprise to find her among CA leaders in the distances.

St. Ignatius (CC) frosh Ellie McCuskey-Hay is among the leaders in the sprints and jumps following her efforts at a WCAL dual last week.

Rosary freshman Jada Faison ranks at or near the top in three events following her performance at the Mustang Roundup.

UPDATED: JSerra freshman Maya Woolforde leads CA young ladies in two sprint categories from outdoor meets over the past two weeks.

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