Shane Auci

Rodrick Pleasant and Jordan Washington are two of the fastest sprinters in California high school track and field history.

Serra (SS) senior Rodrick Pleasant dominated the sprints for the second spring in a row.

Top 100 rankings per event for California boys in the senior class, plus highlights where CA boys rank among U.S. leaders.

You will find Nickolas Miller of Clovis North (CS) high on the sprint lists of these Senior Class Top-50 rankings.

Buchanan's Augustus Remlinger is the CA weekly senior leader in the 100-meter dash after his performance at the Sanger Spring Classic.

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

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.

Newbury Park senior Aaron Sahlman enters the '23 outdoor season with the nation's top returning time for 800 meters.

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.

UPDATED: Boys indoor and winter outdoor track and field sprints and hurdles leaders through events of Jan. 15.

Boys sprints and hurdles leaders through the first five meets of the Winter Championships Qualifier series.

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.

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.

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 3 Boys Top 50 rankings by event to include Servite senior sprint star Max Thomas.

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.