Alyssa Murillo

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.

Winning and achieving top times and marks at Central Section Masters Meet lifts numerous section leaders into next week's CIF State Meet.

Boys competition between Buchanan and Clovis North appear tight, while the Bears girls should dominate.

As the CS prepares for this Saturday's Masters Championships, here's a rankings merge from last week's four divisional finals.

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

Buchanan dominates the historic Central Section showcase with senior stars rewriting some of the meet's history.

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.

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.

This group includes returning State Meet champions in five of the six events and 21 overall returners who placed top nine at the '22 State Meet.

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)

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.