The Cardinal have dominated the San Francisco Section for years now, and that doesn't seem likely to change in 2019.
Can the Titans overcome their rival and get back on top of the Oakland Section in 2019? Coming into the season, the battle seems as close as it has been in a few years.
If Eleanor Roosevelt competed anywhere other than the Southern Section Division 1, they would be a sure-fire state meet team - and with a good summer, they might contend even there.
Can Ayala overcome the loss of Mikaela Ramirez and make it back to the state meet? The potential is there, but we need to wait to see how their summer training went.
If you're expecting a young Foothill Tech team to take a step back in 2019, you may be mistaken.
Take a look at four squads whose strong track season could indicate a big improvement coming in the fall!
Clovis North returns their top 6 from the squad that finished 10th in Division 1 last year. Where does that put them in the returning rankings?
After coming up just short of the D3 title in 2018, Palos Verdes has a load of talent back to try to ascend to the throne yet again.
Among the usual group of Division 1 & 2 contenders you'll find Sage Creek repping the smaller schools. Where do they rank?
The boys' race in this division was very senior-heavy up top last year, which could mean a wide-open competition in 2019.
Cate Joaquin led 4 Troubadours under 5:10 this past spring, a sign that St. Francis is loaded for the upcoming cross country season.
Some of the state's best small programs can get drowned out among larger schools in state-wide rankings, and we don't want to miss them!
With three runners at 4:20 or faster returning, including a pair of Middleton-Pearsons, Dublin had a strong spring to catapult them into summer training.
Watch out for Saugus this fall - the Centurions quietly put four girls under 11:10 in the 3200 this spring in a noteworthy display of depth and progression.
With four returning runners at 9:30 or faster, Bellarmine showed significant development during the spring season.
Meagen Lowe graduated, but the Bears still have Corie Smith leading a returning group with the firepower to contend in 2019.
Great Oak graduated three seniors from their state meet team, but they still have enough talent back to top these rankings.
Is Great Oak in position to win yet another team title? Find out as we republish our 2018 end-of-season team rankings, in preparation for our annual summer countdown!
We've started gathering data for our annual summer countdown! Time to refresh your memory on where all the teams stood at the end of the 2018 fall season.