The high school cross country season has reached the midway point all across the state, with several teams having already raced in multiple elite invitationals, with more significant competitions and impactful matchups scheduled in the days and weeks ahead.
Here is a look at the top boys cross country programs in each of the 10 sections that highlight fall competition in California (performances updated through Oct. 14):
CENTRAL SECTION
1. Buchanan
2. Clovis North
3. Matilda Torres
4. Clovis East
5. Clovis
CENTRAL COAST SECTION
1. Menlo School
2. Bellarmine College Prep
3. Crystal Springs Uplands
4. Mountain View
5. Branham
Menlo School boys cross country | Photo by Ken Martinez
L.A. CITY SECTION
1. Palisades
2. San Pedro
3. Monroe
4. Granada Hills
5. Venice
NORTH COAST SECTION
1. Concord De La Salle
2. Dublin
3. Granada
4. St. Mary’s Berkeley
5. Campolindo
NORTHERN SECTION
1. Pleasant Valley
2. University Prep
3. West Valley
4. Chico
5. Palo Cedro Foothill
OAKLAND SECTION
1. Oakland Tech
2. Skyline
3. Oakland
4. Leadership Hayward
5. AIMS Collegiate Prep
SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION
1. Jesuit
2. Vacaville
3. Davis Senior
4. Oakdale
5. Woodcreek
Jesuit boys cross country | Photo by Ken Martinez
SAN DIEGO SECTION
1. Scripps Ranch
2. Cathedral Catholic
3. Del Norte
4. Westview
5. Torrey Pines
SAN FRANCISCO SECTION
1. Lowell
2. Galileo
3. George Washington
4. Lincoln
5. Phillip and Sala Burton
SOUTHERN SECTION
1. Beckman
2. Mira Costa
3. Martin Luther King
4. Glendora
5. Crescenta Valley