Glennis Murphy and Gillian Wagner make Redwood formidable up front, but will the depth be there for the team to make a strong state meet run?
Could Dublin be a surprise team to watch in 2016? Team results from spring track season suggest it may be so.
We're back with more data-driven prognostication about the upcoming season, dropping one team from our Top 25 every day until the start of the competitive season!
Poway's Alex Calegari will be in the conversation about the top female runner in the section for this upcoming season, but she has lots of competition for the honor.
Justin Hazell (El Camino Real) is the leading 3 Mile returner on the boys' side, which appears wide open with the graduation of Paul Luevano.
Emily Virtue ended her sophomore season at Burroughs with the fastest returning 3 MIle time in the section, a 2nd-place finish in the section finals, and a 6th-place finish in the state meet.
Can Miguel Villar keep a Madera South runner on top of the section rankings this fall?
Marea Zlatunich (Aptos) has a good chance to be the top individual in the section AND to lead her team to a section title.
Mikolaj Krajewski may have to get outside the city to get strong competition - the Lowell senior has the top times San Francisco by over a minute in both rankings.
Glennis Murphy makes the top three whether you use returning 5K or 3 Mile times, something no other female from the section can claim.
Michael Vernau (Davis) wants to contend for a state title, but first he has to get past some tough competition in his own section.
(Photo by Greg Barnette/Record-Searchlight) Karly Gutermuth is the top returner at both 3 Mile and 5000, but she may be challenged by a returner from 2014 who didn't race in 2015.
Holly Lung and her Arcadia teammates showed enormous potential on their way to a 3rd-place finish at the state meet. Can they build on that to become legitimate contenders in 2016?
The MileSplit database projects Burroughs (Burbank) as the #2 team in California this fall, thanks in large part to the excellence of Alex Hirsch up front.
Nicole Rice came on like gangbusters late in the 2015 cross country season, and with Evelyn Mandel she forms a very potent 1-2 punch for Great Oak.
Can Solomon Fountain lead Great Oak to another title in 2016? The MileSplit database says he can,
Emily Virtue has the 4th-best returning 3 Mile time in the nation, and the best in California. Can the rising junior take the next step and contend for a state title?
Dana Hills returns enough talent to threaten for the title this fall, with Jack Landgraf at the front of the pack.
Mariah Castillo posted a huge 5K time last September, then helped Saugus take the D2 crown. Will they have enough back to contend again in 2016?
Cooper Teare has the only sub-15 time among returning, just one of the many reasons why he is a favorite for the state title this fall.