Jake Reed

Event-by-event listing of the top 100 returning boys track and field athletes in the Southern Section based on marks achieved during the 2022 outdoor season.

Newbury Park senior Aaron Sahlman enters the '23 outdoor season with the nation's top returning time for 800 meters.

Millikan (SS) junior Jason Parra's fast time at the mid-September Woodbridge Invitational continues to be the fastest 3-mile performance of the 2022 XC season.

Check out the fastest times run by California boys at this iconic meet on the Woodward Park 5K State Meet course over the past decade.

Leo Young's blistering run on the fast SilverLakes Course at the Woodbridge Classic last September was the fastest 3-mile XC performance in the U.S. last fall.

From the super-fast course in Huntsville, Alabama to the CIF-State Meet layout in Fresno, CA, returning Southern Section boys crushed the 5K.

These returning boys scorched 3-mile cross country courses during the 2021 season.

Check out the fastest 5K times in the MileSplit database among returning boys from the 2021 cross country season.

From the MileSplit database, junior boys track and field outdoor top-100 rankings from the 2022 outdoor season, including Lex and Leo Young, and Chris Caudillo.

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