Here's a breakdown of the top projected boys and girls 4x800 relay teams heading into the 2023 outdoor season based on 800m times from 2022!
Aaron Sahlman of Newbury Park was voted as the MileSplitCA Senior Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year in a statewide poll.
Grant Morgenfeld of Palo Alto was voted as the MileSplitCA Junior Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year in a statewide poll.
Tessa Buswell of Poway in the San Diego Section was voted as the MileSplitCA Junior Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year in a statewide poll.
Ventura HS soph Sadie Engelhardt cruised to Woodbridge, Southern Section, State, and Champs West individual titles among many standout performances by SS girls.
National No. 1 Newbury Park dominated the headlines in the Southern Section but the Panthers weren't the only boys storyline from the '22 cross country season.
UPDATED race-by-race breakdown of the 2022 CIF-State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno.
Take a closer look at storylines for the boys and girls competition in Division I at the CIF-State Cross Country Championships.
JSerra rolls, Kelli Gaffney leads Great Oak to D-1 title, Newbury Park, Dana Hills, and Viewpoint also capture Southern Section division championships.
Some of the nation's top high school cross country athletes, including the Young twins of Newbury Park, are set for Saturday's CIF-SS Championships at Mt. SAC.
Subjective top 25 CIF-SS cross country team rankings for boys and girls in advance of Saturday's Southern Section Championships.
UPDATE to include heat sheets and race schedule in an embedded window, plus a quick glance at all 35 heats for this weekend's CIF-SS Preliminaries.
Take a race-by-race look at the marquee sweepstakes lineups on tap at the two-day, 84-race event on the iconic cross country course at Mt. SAC.
JSerra girls, San Clemente boys lead many CA elite teams and athletes at this weekend's two-day challenge in OC's eastern foothills.
This is a first-edition recap of Saturday's marquee races at the Clovis Invitational high school cross country meet held on the 5K Woodward Park course.
The Newbury Park boys, Buchanan and JSerra girls, and Sadie Engelhardt headline one of California's marquee high school cross country meets of the season!
Heading into a huge mid-season invitational, here's our updated top-25 subjective team rankings in the Southern Section, regardless of division.
San Clemente boys, JSerra girls, home favorite Allura Markow (pictured), and junior Jayden Hernandez take top honors at one of the largest meets in CA.
We highlight the top squads, crossing all divisions, in the Southern Section!
Crossing the border, out-of-the-CA boys earned the headlines at the venerable cross country meet held this year on the 3-mile course at Great Park in Irvine!
Athletes and teams from multiple states are scheduled to take the line at the annual cross country showcase, this year moving back to Great Park in Irvine.
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.
Take a division-by-division look inside the girls cross country competition in the Southern Section.
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.
Despite losing graduating three of the top five, Newbury Park will continue to be a power!
Senior Andrew Martin leads a deep Mira Costa boys cross country team that returns five from last year's CIF-SS D-2 championship lineup. (Raymond Tran photo)
Payton Godsey leads the charge for an Oaks Christian girls cross country team that returns all but one from a highly successful 2021 season.
Senior Ramses Cortes leads a experienced group poised to return to the top of the podium in both the Southern Section and State.
The Westlake girls cross country team returns their top five, including Kalista Traversa, while also adding more firepower to their depth.
Returning all but one, Great Oak's depth is ready for another run to the State Meet podium in 2022!