Alexander Vigil

It wasn't his fastest 800m time of the season but it was fast enough to earn Hughson senior Joe Lighthall a CIF-State Meet title.

As the SJS prepares for this this weekend's Meet of Champions, here's a rankings merge from last week's four section division qualifier meets.

Woodward Park's 5K course is home to the Clovis and Rough Rider Invitationals, the CIF-State Championships, and numerous other events in the Central Section.

On the eve of the SJS Sub-Sectionals, we take a closer look at the three large school divisions heading into the post-season.

In 2017, Nevada Union's Garrett Gough (pictured) beat Chico's Charlie Giannini by less than a second in the fastest finish in Flat SAC meet history.

Leo Young, Lex Young, and Aaron Sahlman of Newbury Park led the way in the merge at the Clovis Invite on the 5K cross country course at Woodward Park.

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.

Ryan Mitchell of Davis leads all returning boys in the Sac-Joaquin Section on 5,000-meter courses.

As a freshman, Sonora's Broen Holman blistered the 3-mile cross country course at Woodbridge. He is the fastest returning boy in the SJS for that distance.

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, '22 track and field rankings for boys in the Sac-Joaquin Section including Nathan Kent and the Rocklin 4x4 relay. (Dan Tyree photo)