Boys Cross Country Section Rankings

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