Lance Denhalter

Highland's (AZ) Leo Daschbach recorded the fastest out-of-state boys 3-mile at the Mt. Sac Invitational in 2019, running 14:32.00.

Check out the best marks ran at the Mt. SAC XC Invitational!

Listing the fastest boys over the past decade at the Mt. SAC Invite cross country meet, the largest in the U.S. where Kenan Pala challenged the record in '21.

From the MileSplit database, senior boys track and field outdoor top-100 rankings from the 2022 outdoor season including State high jump champ Seth Johnson.

From the MileSplit database, 2022 track and field rankings for boys in the Southern Section. (Raymond Tran photo)

We highlight the top athletes and teams for each event in Division 1 and take an overview look at Divisions 2-4 for Saturday's qualifier meets in the CIF-SS.

Southern Section Division 1 Boys Top 50 rankings by event include Upland senior hurdle standout Delaney Crawford.

Duke-bound Mira Costa senior runs 4:35.06 to beat Sadie Engelhardt in the fastest 1600m and mile ever run by a California high school girl.

The all-day event culminates with absolutely stacked invitational events at the 800-meter, mile, and 3200-meter distances.

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.

Menlo junior Justin Pretre emerges from a tight pack to run sub-4 on the Arcadia High track.

Saturday's meet produced a handful of multiple winners and stellar performances.

A sizzling January track and field season comes to an epic conclusion Saturday at Arcadia HS. Check out top qualifiers in each event.

A closer look at the top boys in the award-winning Class of 2022 who crushed the 2021 CA cross country season.

We look back on one of the greatest seasons for the boys in Southern Section history!

UPDATED: We break down all 10 races, highlighting the top squads and individuals!

UPDATED: Highlighting a cross-section of league championship results from across the state this week.

UPDATED: Statewide 2021 cross country team rankings. Check out who made the list of top 10 teams in each of the five CIF-State divisions (thru meets of 10/31).

The Mt. SAC Invitational provided more insights on the section's top teams! Subjective rankings go 25 deep per gender plus top five runners ranked by division.

Newbury Park and Loyola move up to Division 1 and will challenge Great Oak's dominance on the section's large-school division.