Devin Martinez

The two Mannys, Emmanuel Hernandez (left) and Emmanuel Perez give Cathedral (SS) the strongest two front runners in CA.

Jason Parra of Millikan (SS) is among the top returning cross country runners in CA heading into the '23 fall season.

Carter Spradling of Clovis East (CS) is among CA's elite returning cross country runners heading into the '23 fall season.

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.

Rodrick Pleasant, the returning CIF-State sprint champion and CA record-holder in the 100m, leads this deep group of returning boys sprinters and hurdlers.

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.

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.

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

Southern Section Division 1 Boys Top 50 rankings by event include Upland senior hurdle standout Delaney Crawford.

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.