Eoin O'Connell

Harker senior Andrew Fu not only led the Central Coast Section in the short sprints, he earned medals in the 100m and 200m at the CIF-State Championships.

Top 100 rankings per event for California boys in the senior class, plus highlights where CA boys rank among U.S. leaders.

Newbury Park senior Aaron Sahlman enters the '23 outdoor season with the nation's top returning time for 800 meters.

Event-by-event listing of the top 50 returning boys track and field athletes in the Central Coast 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.

Millikan (SS) junior Jason Parra's fast time at the mid-September Woodbridge Invitational continues to be the fastest 3-mile performance of the 2022 XC season.

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.

Check out the fastest times run by California boys at this iconic meet on the Woodward Park 5K State Meet course over the past decade.

Check out the top 200 returning boys in the CCS who had times on 5000-meter courses during the 2021 c ross country season.

With lots of divisional changes, this will be a new era for Central Coast Section Cross Country.

These returning boys scorched 3-mile cross country courses during the 2021 season.

Check out the fastest 5K times in the MileSplit database among returning boys from the 2021 cross country season.

From the MileSplit database, junior boys track and field outdoor top-100 rankings from the 2022 outdoor season, including Lex and Leo Young, and Chris Caudillo.

From the MileSplit database, 2022 track and field rankings for boys in the Central Coast Section. (Raul Ebio photo)

This series highlights up-and-coming young stars in the Golden State. This week our focus is on frosh-soph athletes who stood out over the weekend.

We close out the 2022 track and field season preview series with top-200 returning rankings for each event based on marks in the MileSplit database.

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

A closer look at the top boys in the exceptionally deep Class of 2023 who crushed the CA cross country season in 2021.

UPDATED: The CCS produced eight top-nine teams and eight top-nine individuals at the CIF-State Cross Country Championships.

Aidan Dimick and Bella Peretti post the fastest times on a warmer-than-expected day on the iconic Crystal Springs course in Belmont.

The Vikings have a strong senior class, but a sophomore and a junior led the way this past winter.