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One of the most intense races reveals its list of the Top 500 returners. Check out who's leading the state in the half mile.

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.

Buchanan senior Hilton Green was the top boys pole vaulter in the state all season and culminated his spring with a victory at the CIF-State Meet.

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

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.

Boys distance and field event leaders through the first five meets of the Winter Championships Qualifier series, plus scattered unaffiliated all-comers events.

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 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.

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.

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 D-1.