Arianna Griffiths

Beavercreek's Taylor Ewert (OH) ran the 13th all-time fastest girls 5K at the NXN National Championships en route to a 3rd place finish in 2018.

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.

Some of these times are really, really fast; check out our full list below.

Always a good measuring point for the State meet, let's check out how the all-time list lines up!

Freshman Sadie Engelhardt beat seniors Sam McDonnell and Dalia Frias in the fastest girls 1600m in State Meet history with the top three times of the decade.

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

Check out how the 2022 State Championship performances rank among the best in the eight CIF-State Track and Field Meets over the past decade. (Dan Tyree photo)

Clovis North, Del Oro and Long Beach Wilson stars top MileSplitCA senior-only virtual championships.

Advancers from seniors-only section finals determined top 8 finishers per event in this fictional scenario.

Strategy goes hand in hand with outstanding fitness if you want to survive the toughest state meet qualifier in the nation.

Star athletes and deep teams vying for division titles while still positioning themselves for Master and the state meet - there's nothing in the nation quite like this meet.

Rachel Glenn is one of a very few returning champions in this senior class, and she is an MVP candidate within her section.

We highlight the top Southern Section athletes, per event, per division for the upcoming 2020 season. 

We preview the 2020 Winter Track & Field Championships!

With the postseason officially concluded, we review the Southern Section's Top 40 Teams.  

From fast times by Nico Young and Carlie Dorostkar, to defenders, stunners and bright newbies, this show was loaded. 

We preview all 10 races, and five divisions, on tap this weekend at the Southern Section Finals!  

Tracking league champions like Great Oak's Arianna Griffiths and Westmont's Garrett MacQuiddy.

This is our third update to the statewide rankings for boys and girls across all five CIF divisions.

This is our second update to the statewide rankings for boys and girls across all five CIF divisions.