Chiara Dailey of La Jolla (SD) ran the fastest retuning 5K time among girls in the Class of '26 with her runner-up performance at the '22 CIF-State XC Finals.
Kynzlee Buckley of Buchanan (CS) ran the fastest retuning 3-mile time among girls in the Class of '26 with her performance at Woodbridge.
Maximo Zavaleta of King (SS) ran the fastest retuning 3-mile time among boys in the Class of '26 with his performance at Woodbridge.
Benjamin Fernandez of Matilda Torres (CS) ran the fastest retuning 5K time among boys in the Class of '26 with his performance at the Clovis Invitational.
Hanne Thomsen of Montgomery (NC) ran the fastest 5000-meter time among girls in the Class of '25 during the '22 cross country season.
Sadie Engelhardt of Ventura (SS) ran a meet record time at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic, the fastest 3-mile time in the U.S. last fall.
Evan Noonan of Dana Hills (SS) ran the fastest 5K time among boys in the Class of '25 with his title-winning performance at the CIF-State Championships.
Landon Pretre of Menlo School (CC) ran the second fastest 3-mile time in the country among 2025 boys with his time at Woodbridge last September.
Payton Godsey of Oaks Christian (SS) ran the fastest 5K time among girls in the Class of '25 with his title-winning performance at the CIF-State Championships.
Tessa Buswell of Poway (SD) was a CIF-State champion and also ran the second fastest 3-mile time in the class with her performance at Woodbridge.
The two Mannys, Emmanuel Hernandez (left) and Emmanuel Perez give Cathedral (SS) the strongest two front runners in CA.
Jason Parra of Millikan (SS) is among the top returning cross country runners in CA heading into the '23 fall season.
Highland (CS) senior Mia Torrecillas is among the top returning CA girls on 5000-meter cross country courses.
Anthony Fast Horse of Ventura (SS) is among the top returning boys cross country runners in CA heading into the '23 fall season.
Carter Spradling of Clovis East (CS) is among CA's elite returning cross country runners heading into the '23 fall season.
Sadie Engelhardt, left, and Payton Godsey were the only two girls in the U.S. last season to run sub-16 for 3-miles when they went 1-2 at Woodbridge.
Putting the best seven returning California girls high school cross country runners on the line to open the 2023 season.
Putting the top seven returning CA boys XC runners on the line heading into '23 season including Emmanuel Perez, Anthony Fast Horse, and Evan Noonan.
All Returning Girls from the '22 CIF-State Cross Country Championships held on the 5K Woodward Park course in Fresno, including four returning division winners.
All Returning Boys from the 2022 CIF-State Cross Country Championships including returning division champions Evan Noonan and Emmanuel Perez.