Amanda Challburg

Who are the fastest girls at 3-miles so far this fall with top 3,200m times over the outdoor season?

La Jolla junior Payton Smith ran season-best times while earning third-place medals in both the 200m and 400m at the State Meet.

Ventura (SS) sophomore Sadie Engelhardt and J.W. North (SS) senior MacKenzie Browne ran two of the fastest 1600m and 800m times, respectively, in CA history.

Top 100 rankings per event for California girls in the senior class, plus highlights where CA girls rank among U.S. leaders.

Event-by-event listing of the top 50 returning girls track and field athletes in the San Diego Section based on marks achieved during the 2022 outdoor season.

UPDATED: Division-by-Division look at the top 25 performances for San Diego Section girls on 3-mile course so far this cross country season.

Ventura (SS) soph Sadie Engelhardt's record-setting run at the mid-September Woodbridge Invite continues to top the U.S. list for girls on 3-mile XC courses.

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.

Torrey Pines junior Scarlett Taylor is among the leading returning girls in the San Diego Section on 3-mile courses.

Check out which returning girls crushed 3-mile cross country courses in 2021.

From the MileSplit database, junior girls track and field outdoor top-100 rankings from the 2022 outdoor season including State long jump champion Sydnie Vanek.

From the MileSplit database, 2022 track and field rankings for girls in the San Diego Section.

Event-by-event rankings for girls competing in Division 1 of the San Diego Section.

We went 50 deep per event based on 2021 outdoor season results.

Winners, notes, and recap info from a dozen California high school cross country invitationals from the weekend ending Sept. 11.

Keep an eye on La Costa Canyon, Sage Creek and many outstanding individuals when SDS takes the line this winter.

Canyon Crest senior runs third-fastest time ever over the 2.75-mile Morley Field layout.