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Buchanan senior Grace Hutchison dominated the distances in the Central Section and also ran on one of the nation's fastest 4x800m relay teams.

Ventura (SS) sophomore Sadie Engelhardt and J.W. North (SS) senior MacKenzie Browne ran two of the fastest 1600m and 800m times, respectively, in CA history.

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

Sadie Engelhardt, who ran the 10th fastest 800m in CA history at the West Coast Relays last April, is back to headline a stacked meet at the State Meet stadium.

Updated: Adeline Johnson of Branson (NC) is among the leaders in the distances for senior girls track and field athletes through the first three weeks of March.

Shadow Hills (SS) senior Marjourie Lopez, coming off a 3K victory at the CA Winter Champs, tops the weekly 3200-meter list for girls in the Class of '23.

Arizona volleyball recruit Sydnie Vanek of Clovis is also pretty darn good at the long jump, as the returning State Meet champion.

Event-by-event listing of the top 50 returning girls track and field athletes in the Central Section based on marks achieved during the 2022 outdoor season.

Arizona State-bound senior Adonijah Currie, now at Quartz Hill HS (SS), tops the returning sprints/hurdles list in two categories.

From the MileSplit database, junior girls track and field outdoor top-100 rankings from the 2022 outdoor season including State long jump champion Sydnie Vanek.

From the MileSplit database, 2022 track and field rankings for girls in the Central Section, including distance leader Grace Hutchison. (DeAnna Turner photo)

The top 25 performances per event in May by girls in the junior class. (Photo of Reign Redmond, Brazil Neal, and Alyssa Thompson by DeAnna Turner.)

We rank up to the top 15 marks by returning athletes for 2023 from the 2022 State Track and Field Championships

CIF-Central Section qualifiers for the state meet include Fresno Central boys' 4x100 relay record-setting effort, four wins by Jeremiah Walker and Takiya Cenci

The CS is loaded with marquee athletes and events across Saturday's track and field championship meet at Buchanan.

This invitational track and field showcase of top talent in the Golden State is back - and it is absolutely loaded!

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.