Both defending 2A champion teams are built for the long haul, setting up the possibility of double repeats next fall.
NOTE: only athletes with graduation years entered will show in returning rankings. It is the responsibility of coaches to maintain correct graduation years for athletes on their teams.
Boys Top 10 Returning NCISAA 1A/2A Teams (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Grace Christian School (Raleigh) (NC) | 62 | ||
| 1) Alex Dolwick | 16:27.80 | 1 | ||
| 2) Will Sosseman | 17:27.96 | 6 | ||
| 3) Aaron Baker | 17:36.88 | 8 | ||
| 4) Ryan Haughee | 17:54.05 | 16 | ||
| 5) James German | 18:43.73 | 31 | ||
| Average Time: 17:38.08 Total Time: 1:28:10.42 1-5 Split: 2:15.93 | ||||
| 6) Christian Lauffer | 18:50.01 | 34 | ||
| 7) Reed Macdonald | 20:32.00 | 71 | ||
| 2 | Caldwell Academy (NC) | 135 | ||
| 1) Landon Smith | 17:22.47 | 5 | ||
| 2) Dillard McMichael | 18:07.40 | 19 | ||
| 3) Kaleb Schimmel | 18:13.99 | 21 | ||
| 4) James Raven | 18:42.82 | 30 | ||
| 5) John Norris | 20:03.84 | 60 | ||
| Average Time: 18:30.10 Total Time: 1:32:30.52 1-5 Split: 2:41.37 | ||||
| 6) Chad Kubis | 21:07.00 | 88 | ||
| 7) Thorpe Daley | 21:15.00 | 94 | ||
| 3 | Epiphany School (NC) | 161 | ||
| 1) Andrew Hadad | 17:49.26 | 12 | ||
| 2) Nick Epperson | 18:31.47 | 27 | ||
| 3) Nate Polo | 18:59.00 | 38 | ||
| 4) Jake Oros | 19:06.59 | 40 | ||
| 5) Burke Whaley | 19:17.02 | 44 | ||
| Average Time: 18:44.67 Total Time: 1:33:43.34 1-5 Split: 1:27.76 | ||||
| 6) Ryan Davis | 19:44.00 | 53 | ||
| 7) Asuka Lavigne | 19:49.00 | 55 | ||
| 4 | Coastal Christian HS (NC) | 165 | ||
| 1) Josh Butts | 18:05.50 | 17 | ||
| 2) Jackson Boyles | 18:07.00 | 18 | ||
| 3) Jeremy Miller | 18:49.33 | 33 | ||
| 4) Josh Martin | 19:24.01 | 46 | ||
| 5) Chandler Case | 19:41.59 | 51 | ||
| Average Time: 18:49.49 Total Time: 1:34:07.43 1-5 Split: 1:36.09 | ||||
| 6) Kody Wray | 19:49.19 | 56 | ||
| 7) Matthew Finley | 21:45.03 | 115 | ||
| 5 | Cary Christian School (NC) | 218 | ||
| 1) Mark Watson | 17:51.26 | 15 | ||
| 2) John Watson | 18:35.25 | 29 | ||
| 3) Keifer Pfister | 19:22.38 | 45 | ||
| 4) Ryan Stikeleather | 19:41.73 | 52 | ||
| 5) Zach Young | 20:35.97 | 77 | ||
| Average Time: 19:13.32 Total Time: 1:36:06.59 1-5 Split: 2:44.71 | ||||
| 6) Brian Riley | 21:14.40 | 92 | ||
| 7) Stephen Kenney | 21:17.00 | 95 | ||
| 6 | Westchester Country Day School (NC) | 223 | ||
| 1) Abraham Hernandez | 17:08.20 | 2 | ||
| 2) Luke Evans | 17:43.00 | 10 | ||
| 3) Josh Evans | 18:14.86 | 22 | ||
| 4) Edward Lindner | 18:52.80 | 36 | ||
| 5) Tj Webb | 28:06.60 | 153 | ||
| Average Time: 20:01.09 Total Time: 1:40:05.46 1-5 Split: 10:58.40 | ||||
| 7 | Northside Christian Academy (NC) | 253 | ||
| 1) Austin Moore | 17:22.00 | 4 | ||
| 2) Cameron Seger | 18:52.00 | 35 | ||
| 3) Garrid Dixon | 19:15.00 | 43 | ||
| 4) Seth Morgan | 20:35.17 | 75 | ||
| 5) Tariq Latta | 21:17.00 | 96 | ||
| Average Time: 19:28.23 Total Time: 1:37:21.17 1-5 Split: 3:55.00 | ||||
| 6) Lucas Maynard | 23:04.00 | 136 | ||
| 8 | Cape Fear Academy (NC) | 254 | ||
| 1) Alex Nadaud | 17:20.10 | 3 | ||
| 2) Cameron Stephens | 17:41.04 | 9 | ||
| 3) Zach Weinstien | 20:13.13 | 65 | ||
| 4) Jason Atwood | 20:35.50 | 76 | ||
| 5) Ira Soltis | 21:32.45 | 101 | ||
| Average Time: 19:28.44 Total Time: 1:37:22.22 1-5 Split: 4:12.35 | ||||
| 6) Lazelle Smith | 21:34.02 | 102 | ||
| 7) Phil Njapa | 21:34.68 | 104 | ||
| 9 | Davidson Day School (NC) | 263 | ||
| 1) Matt Barclay | 18:22.14 | 26 | ||
| 2) Morgan Scott | 19:12.19 | 41 | ||
| 3) Matthew Hines | 20:06.29 | 61 | ||
| 4) Jake Dyer | 20:09.05 | 63 | ||
| 5) Lucas James | 20:32.44 | 72 | ||
| Average Time: 19:40.42 Total Time: 1:38:22.11 1-5 Split: 2:10.30 | ||||
| 6) Sam Kastel | 20:50.98 | 80 | ||
| 7) Jordan Graham | 21:00.77 | 86 | ||
| 10 | Asheville Christian Academy (NC) | 285 | ||
| 1) Barron Northrup | 18:19.03 | 24 | ||
| 2) Michael Dunham | 18:19.71 | 25 | ||
| 3) Jack Leary | 20:06.84 | 62 | ||
| 4) Steven Wang | 20:27.29 | 69 | ||
| 5) Levi Smith | 21:35.68 | 105 | ||
| Average Time: 19:45.71 Total Time: 1:38:48.55 1-5 Split: 3:16.65 | ||||
| 6) Robbie Luna | 21:36.19 | 107 | ||
| 7) Tim Perkin | 22:00.56 | 118 | ||
Girls Top 10 Returning NCISAA 1A/2A Teams (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Asheville Christian Academy (NC) | 73 | ||
| 1) Lindsey Banks | 20:46.16 | 9 | ||
| 2) Lauren Douglas | 21:15.65 | 13 | ||
| 3) Julia Williams | 21:20.05 | 14 | ||
| 4) Brittainy Crisp | 22:02.41 | 18 | ||
| 5) Emma Cochrane | 22:05.46 | 19 | ||
| Average Time: 21:29.95 Total Time: 1:47:29.73 1-5 Split: 1:19.30 | ||||
| 6) Julianne Vanderkwaak | 22:22.49 | 26 | ||
| 7) Katie Hankley | 24:18.16 | 62 | ||
| 2 | Epiphany School (NC) | 123 | ||
| 1) Lake Hoard | 19:28.09 | 2 | ||
| 2) Hannah Russo | 19:53.00 | 3 | ||
| 3) Mallory Tripp | 23:04.91 | 34 | ||
| 4) Eve Johnson | 23:12.12 | 38 | ||
| 5) Grace Lambert | 23:28.00 | 46 | ||
| Average Time: 21:49.22 Total Time: 1:49:06.12 1-5 Split: 3:59.91 | ||||
| 6) Hannah Dixon | 24:55.06 | 72 | ||
| 7) Laurie Howard | 25:34.00 | 79 | ||
| 3 | Caldwell Academy (NC) | 133 | ||
| 1) Laura Bozovich | 20:30.38 | 6 | ||
| 2) Holly Cairey | 20:36.30 | 8 | ||
| 3) Katie Riess | 21:51.84 | 16 | ||
| 4) Courtney Carlock | 23:03.32 | 33 | ||
| 5) Rachel Greenland | 24:50.69 | 70 | ||
| Average Time: 22:10.51 Total Time: 1:50:52.53 1-5 Split: 4:20.31 | ||||
| 6) Kalli Rose | 25:43.48 | 82 | ||
| 7) Natasha Dodd | 26:06.00 | 86 | ||
| 4 | Carolina Day School (NC) | 143 | ||
| 1) Ralene Kwiatkowski | 18:51.24 | 1 | ||
| 2) Kathleen Norton | 20:34.60 | 7 | ||
| 3) Elle Davis | 23:06.87 | 36 | ||
| 4) Emily Newcomber | 23:12.66 | 39 | ||
| 5) Eliza Van Wye | 24:14.77 | 60 | ||
| Average Time: 22:00.03 Total Time: 1:50:00.14 1-5 Split: 5:23.53 | ||||
| 6) Isabel Elssner | 25:53.38 | 84 | ||
| 5 | Fayetteville Academy (NC) | 147 | ||
| 1) Kenzie Corcoran | 22:07.94 | 20 | ||
| 2) Nora Henry | 22:09.44 | 21 | ||
| 3) Kelly Post | 22:25.78 | 27 | ||
| 4) Jessie Keener | 22:27.03 | 28 | ||
| 5) Amy McGugan | 23:45.32 | 51 | ||
| Average Time: 22:35.10 Total Time: 1:52:55.51 1-5 Split: 1:37.38 | ||||
| 6) Jayda Douglas | 25:21.90 | 74 | ||
| 7) Leonie Tugend | 27:26.05 | 95 | ||
| 6 | Cape Fear Academy (NC) | 188 | ||
| 1) Noelia Martinez | 22:22.34 | 25 | ||
| 2) Yasmine Henneke | 22:49.94 | 29 | ||
| 3) Dani Cranchalk | 23:13.00 | 40 | ||
| 4) Emily Esposito | 23:25.38 | 45 | ||
| 5) Ireland Berry | 23:33.70 | 49 | ||
| Average Time: 23:04.87 Total Time: 1:55:24.36 1-5 Split: 1:11.36 | ||||
| 6) Delaney Mitchell | 23:54.53 | 53 | ||
| 7) Rebecca Early | 23:59.03 | 56 | ||
| 7 | Westchester Country Day School (NC) | 201 | ||
| 1) Abbi Khan | 20:59.08 | 11 | ||
| 2) Alex Evans | 21:12.52 | 12 | ||
| 3) Annabelle Fisher | 23:45.48 | 52 | ||
| 4) madison mozingo | 23:59.00 | 55 | ||
| 5) Lauren Griffith | 24:51.08 | 71 | ||
| Average Time: 22:57.43 Total Time: 1:54:47.16 1-5 Split: 3:52.00 | ||||
| 8 | Rocky Mount Academy (NC) | 215 | ||
| 1) Caitlyn Vester | 20:58.41 | 10 | ||
| 2) Meg Deyton | 22:12.00 | 24 | ||
| 3) Ann Claire Roberson | 23:33.57 | 48 | ||
| 4) Izzie Rommel | 24:10.56 | 57 | ||
| 5) Jami Perkins | 25:25.90 | 76 | ||
| Average Time: 23:16.09 Total Time: 1:56:20.44 1-5 Split: 4:27.49 | ||||
| 6) Cierra Clontz | 25:39.83 | 81 | ||
| 7) Julia High | 26:55.70 | 90 | ||
| 9 | Burlington Christian (NC) | 254 | ||
| 1) Anna Cheek | 20:28.69 | 4 | ||
| 2) Mackenzie Turner | 23:10.75 | 37 | ||
| 3) Isabella Canovai | 24:24.03 | 65 | ||
| 4) Sarah Frazier | 25:07.76 | 73 | ||
| 5) Jessica Capes | 25:23.42 | 75 | ||
| Average Time: 23:42.93 Total Time: 1:58:34.65 1-5 Split: 4:54.73 | ||||
| 6) Michaela Turner | 25:49.08 | 83 | ||
| 7) Kaitlyn Felkel | 27:18.00 | 94 | ||
| 10 | Hickory Christian Academy (NC) | 257 | ||
| 1) Kirsten Burton | 22:01.23 | 17 | ||
| 2) Amber Meadows | 22:09.69 | 22 | ||
| 3) Emma Ledford | 24:15.07 | 61 | ||
| 4) Brynn Runyon | 25:29.51 | 77 | ||
| 5) Darah Watson | 25:36.92 | 80 | ||
| Average Time: 23:54.48 Total Time: 1:59:32.42 1-5 Split: 3:35.69 | ||||
| 6) Kathleen Alrutz | 31:15.00 | 108 | ||