Dwayne Noel

El Cerrito senior Robert Stitts more than held his own against two of CA's all-time 100m sprinters, Jordan Washington (left), and Rodrick Pleasant (right).

Santa Barbara junior Andreas Dybdahl is the only non-senior to win a CIF-State title, doing so in a 1600-meter field with four other returners.

Serra (SS) senior Rodrick Pleasant dominated the sprints for the second spring in a row.

As the NCS prepares for this this weekend's Meet of Champions, here's a rankings merge from last week's four section area qualifier meets.

Our event-by-event spotlight goes 50 deep per individual event including Shon Martin of Helix, among the state's top hurdlers.

Our event-by-event spotlight goes 50 deep per individual event with Granada Hills Charter's Jordan Coleman atop the sprints.

Sadie Engelhardt, who ran the 10th fastest 800m in CA history at the West Coast Relays last April, is back to headline a stacked meet at the State Meet stadium.

Corrected: Xai Ricks' latest throw-down in the 800m at APU leads the boys Class of 2024 top-25 outdoor rankings since Feb. 17.

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

JSerra (SS) senior and Oklahoma recruit Brendon See is the defending CIF-State champion in the discus throw and the top returning boys field event athlete in CA

From the MileSplit database, sophomore boys track and field outdoor top-100 rankings from the 2022 outdoor season including Millikan's Jason Parra.

From the MileSplit database, '22 track and field rankings for girls in the North Coast Section, including Logan's versatile Jacob Watts. (DeAnna Turner photo)

Deep NCS division loses sprint star Cate Peters to injury, but most favorites win, and Campolindo and Dublin earn team titles.