Mia Torrecillas, a senior at Bakersfield Highland High in California, placed ninth in the Division 2 girls final by covering the 5-kilometer layout in 18:04.1 at Woodward Park in Fresno at the CIF State Cross Country Championships. Torrecillas, an all-state honoree after taking seventh in Division 3 in 18:10.2 in 2021, rebounded from not finishing the Division 2 final last season. She also contributed to Highland finishing 19th overall as a team with 514 points.