Cassidy Haskell

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.

Sophia Nordenholz ran 16:46.00 to win D-IV last November, the No. 5 fastest time ever on the 5K Woodward Park course at the State Championships.

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.

VIDEO: Four of the top 14 times in the U.S. in 2019 came at the CIF Final, led by Jacqui Duarte's 4:42.58.

Recapping preliminary action from the 101st CIF State Championships.

The best distance meet in perhaps the US is on for this Saturday. We will be there LIVE!

Liam Anderson is already a national star based on his 2018 times. Who will join him on the national stage, and who will break through to contend at the state level this spring?

Tracking college commitments for CA athletes in XC and T/F in advance of the Nov. 14 signing window. Know of a commitment not on the list? Hit us up!! (Updated 12/14)

There are lots of state contenders from the North Coast Section.

Not counting the Southern Section, this section may have had the most successful 2017 state meet.

Two years after she starred as a freshman, Cassidy Haskell showed she is back with strong 3200 victory at Clash of the Titans.

A fast 5k invitational on a golf course. Check out all the leading varsity contenders in tomorrow's Pacific Tiger Invitational. Josh Small photo.

MileSplit previews the top returning girls for the meet.

Here are the North Coast Section state meet contenders in all the distance races based on top returners from last Track and Field season and most improved Cross Country runners from this past season.

The dust has cleared and it's time for my California awards for this past Cross Country season. Cover photo courtesy of cifstate.org.