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Millikan's Jason Parra is the top junior boy on 3-mile courses so far this season after his historic performance on the Great Park course at Woodbridge.

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.

The largest section in CA warrants a deeper dive. Take a division-by-division look inside the boys cross country competition in the CIF-Southern Section.

Many high-profile athletes will take to the course repping new teams this fall, and could likely lead their new squads to state and national success.

We kickstart the cross country season with our preseason MileSplit50 top 25 boys individual rankings.

UPDATED - The defending national champion Panthers add a key transfer to a lineup that already includes three of the top boys in the U.S.

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, sophomore boys track and field outdoor top-100 rankings from the 2022 outdoor season including Millikan's Jason Parra.

CONGRATULATIONS to these outstanding track and field athletes in the Class of 2024 who are the best in their class in CA from the 2022 outdoor season.

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

We highlight the top athletes and teams for each event in Division 1 and take an overview look at Divisions 2-4 for Saturday's qualifier meets in the CIF-SS.

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

Colin Sahlman's final eight-lap tour in a Newbury Park singlet goes under the previous meet record but the league title goes to teammate Lex Young.

Samantha McDonnell and Lauren Thai are triple winners; Colin Sahlman and Lex Young run record times before announcing plans not to continue their CIF season.

With the state's elites competing at Arcadia, here is a closer look at 10-plus boys to watch from this always-awesome track and field showcase.

This series highlights up-and-coming young stars in the Golden State. This week our focus is on frosh-soph athletes who stood out over the weekend.

This series highlights up-and-coming young stars in the Golden State. This week our focus is on six frosh-soph athletes who stood out over the weekend.

UPDATED: Colin Sahlman, a senior at Newbury Park, ran the fastest 3200-meters in history on Saturday at the Sundown Track Series at Azusa Pacific.

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.