Nathan Mars

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.

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.

CIF-State Meet champions and medalists, like Sadie Engelhardt, make their mark at Outdoor Nationals at Hayward Field in Eugene. (DeAnna Turner file photo)

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

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

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 award-winning Class of 2022 who crushed the 2021 CA cross country season.

Panthers drop an unprecedented 1-6 and a perfect 15 points in winning the Division I title at Mt. SAC. Mira Costa joins Newbury Park in sweeping both titles.

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.

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.

UPDATED - Recapping Day 2 at Mt. SAC, where large-school division teams and athletes took on the iconic hilly 3-mile challenge.

A philosophy of don't run too fast too soon has served the all-boys school's cross country program well for more than three decades.

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

The Cubs are a perennial XC powerhouse, but they chose to show their strength on the track this spring.

We glance back to last week, breaking down the cross country action across the CIF-SS.