Heather Jensen

Check out the fastest returning girls for 5K from the 2021 cross country season.

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, '22 track and field rankings for girls in the Southern Section, including junior sprinter Adonijah Currie. (DeAnna Turner photo)

Southern Section Division 1 Girls Top 50 rankings include Mira Costa High distance star Dalia Frias.

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 100 deep per event based on 2021 outdoor season results.

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.

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

The Mustangs have a strong senior class and a potent 1-2 combo leading the way, and they will be hard to beat this fall.

Traditionally held at Azusa Pacific University, MOC Distance Classic found a new home for 2021.

Redlands East Valley vs. Yucaipa in the Citrus Valley League among the 12 meets recapped here.

No program has been more dominant in the CIF-SS than the Great Oak girls.

In place of our usual Countdown to XC (which has suffered a critical lack of data) we're taking a look at 30 teams that will have a major impact this winter.

We list the fifth-fastest returning girls for 5K from among CA's top teams.