Rankings · Oct 22, 2025
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.
Rankings · Oct 06, 2023
Always a good measuring point for the State meet, let's check out how the all-time list lines up!
Rankings · Nov 26, 2022
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.
Rankings · Oct 20, 2022
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.
Rankings · Oct 06, 2022
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.
Preview · Jan 25, 2021
The CS is loaded with talented young runners like Sydney Sundgren, Taylor Jones, Miliana Perez and Erica Nyberg.
Feature · May 21, 2020
The valley has a load of superstars ready to make their mark at the state meet, even if some of them don't have to travel far to get there.
Feature · May 13, 2020
The road to the state meet (short though it may be for some of these schools) starts with the North, South, East, and West Area meets.
Preview · Feb 18, 2020
The section that claimed both CIF-State team championships is deep in top-level returners.
Recap · Dec 22, 2019
Corie Smith and the Buchanan girls earned the headlines throughout the 2019 XC season in the CS.
Preview · Aug 19, 2019
Storylines in the Central Section include a final season for one of the elites, Buchanan's Corie Smith.
Virtual Meet · Nov 14, 2018
Buchanan's powerhouse team, led by Corie Smith and Meagen Lowe, gets to tune up on the state meet course in their section finals.
Preview · Oct 12, 2017
The "other" big Woodward Park invitational kicks off Friday afternoon, and it's gives many more teams the opportunity to shine. Check out the leading contenders like Moises Medrano. Daniel Casarez photo.