Kaitlyn Smith

Desert Vista's (AZ) Lauren Ping recorded the fastest out-of-state girls 3-mile at the Mt. Sac Invitational in 2019, running 16:47.00.

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.

Sadie Engelhardt, coming off a historic freshman track and field, ranks No. 1 in the 1600m, No. 4 for 3200m, and No. 10 for 800m all-time in CA history.

Layout may have changed a tad but the times at the largest cross country meet in the U.S. remain super fast. Yet no girl has ever run faster than Claudia Lane.

Check out the top 300 returning girls in the Southern Section on 5,000-meter cross country courses.

We pulled the top 300 returning girls from schools in the Southern Section who had times on 3-mile courses last cross country season.

Check out which returning girls crushed 3-mile cross country courses in 2021.

Check out the fastest returning girls for 5K from the 2021 cross country season.

From the MileSplit database, freshman girls track and field outdoor top-100 rankings fom the 2022 outdoor season, including State 3200m champion Hanne Thomsen.

From the MileSplit database, '22 track and field rankings for girls in the Southern Section, including junior sprinter Adonijah Currie. (DeAnna Turner photo)

Southern Section Division 2 Girls Top 50 rankings by event are dominated in the distances by Ventura freshman Sadie Engelhardt.

UPDATED: Highlighting a cross-section of league championship results from across the state this week.