Ezra Frech

Ezra Frech, the standout athlete and single-leg amputee from California, had the performance of a lifetime on Friday.

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.

JSerra (SS) senior and Oklahoma recruit Brendon See is the defending CIF-State champion in the discus throw and the top returning boys field event athlete in CA

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 4 Boys Top 50 rankings by event include Oaks Christian pole vaulter Jake Reed.

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.

16-year-old Ezra Frech is headed to the Paralympics next week. He'll have a big opportunity