Ethan Smith

Showcasing the top results produced at the annual Sacramento Meet of Champions over its past five installments.

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.

Aaron Sahlman of Newbury Park opened his outdoor season with one of the nation's fastest 1600 meter times.

Event-by-event look at the top 50 returning boys track and field athletes in the Sac-Joaquin 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.

The cross country course at William Jessup University in Rocklin is a popular layout in the Sac-Joaquin Section for invitationals and league meets.

A division-by-division look at the top teams and athletes scheduled to compete Saturday in the CIF-Sac-Joaquin Section Cross Country Championships.

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

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.

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.

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.

A returning CIF-State champion is among a handful of CA's top returning athletes from the Sac-Joaquin Section.

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

We rank the top 25 performances per event during the month of May by boys in the junior class. (Photo of Chris Caudillo during the 1600m at State by Dan Tyree)

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.