The 2A West is rising - first the East Lincoln girls won a title, and now the Shelby boys have a year to make the next step.
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 NCHSAA 2A Teams (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Lake Norman Charter School (NC) | 179 | ||
| 1) Nathan Kemper | 16:28.71 | 4 | ||
| 2) Jordan Howlett | 17:08.65 | 20 | ||
| 3) Sean Powers | 17:15.00 | 24 | ||
| 4) Alex Manwill | 18:13.38 | 62 | ||
| 5) Tyler Wikoff | 18:21.59 | 69 | ||
| Average Time: 17:29.47 Total Time: 1:27:27.33 1-5 Split: 1:52.88 | ||||
| 6) Andrew Swift | 18:32.28 | 82 | ||
| 7) Tamir Hornesby | 18:40.19 | 93 | ||
| 2 | Shelby (NC) | 201 | ||
| 1) Blanton Gillespie | 16:30.28 | 5 | ||
| 2) Justin Tucker | 17:40.40 | 37 | ||
| 3) Austin Costner | 17:42.33 | 38 | ||
| 4) Tripp Schenck | 18:05.91 | 57 | ||
| 5) Nick Hendee | 18:17.31 | 64 | ||
| Average Time: 17:39.25 Total Time: 1:28:16.23 1-5 Split: 1:47.03 | ||||
| 6) Parker Hart | 18:51.49 | 104 | ||
| 7) Tyler Allen | 20:11.47 | 218 | ||
| 3 | Durham School of the Arts (NC) | 244 | ||
| 1) Nikolas Silva | 16:57.93 | 18 | ||
| 2) Thomas Little | 17:24.37 | 28 | ||
| 3) Joey Kreiling | 17:51.30 | 47 | ||
| 4) Jalen Drayton | 18:20.64 | 67 | ||
| 5) Wyatt Blanchette | 18:33.81 | 84 | ||
| Average Time: 17:49.61 Total Time: 1:29:08.05 1-5 Split: 1:35.88 | ||||
| 6) Bryan Diver | 18:47.24 | 102 | ||
| 7) Will Applewhite | 19:30.80 | 154 | ||
| 4 | Central Academy of Technology (NC) | 247 | ||
| 1) Elijah Inuwa | 16:16.43 | 3 | ||
| 2) Alec Merrill | 17:05.30 | 19 | ||
| 3) Josh Weirich | 17:17.52 | 25 | ||
| 4) Matthew Riordan | 17:26.21 | 29 | ||
| 5) Charles Fisher | 19:42.65 | 171 | ||
| Average Time: 17:33.62 Total Time: 1:27:48.11 1-5 Split: 3:26.22 | ||||
| 6) Eshan Patel | 20:53.60 | 265 | ||
| 7) Brian Hinkle | 22:15.70 | 339 | ||
| 5 | Randleman (NC) | 285 | ||
| 1) Trevor Deaton | 16:45.58 | 9 | ||
| 2) Tyler Adams | 17:35.21 | 34 | ||
| 3) Jacob Gregson | 18:11.76 | 60 | ||
| 4) Nathan Gonzalez | 18:31.65 | 79 | ||
| 5) Isaac Jaimes | 18:50.05 | 103 | ||
| Average Time: 17:58.85 Total Time: 1:29:54.25 1-5 Split: 2:04.47 | ||||
| 6) Dylan Gunter | 19:30.00 | 150 | ||
| 7) Jacob Casey | 19:59.63 | 199 | ||
| 6 | East Lincoln (NC) | 344 | ||
| 1) Parker Whitley | 17:34.76 | 33 | ||
| 2) Garrett Reavis | 17:44.80 | 41 | ||
| 3) Ridge Fenske | 17:57.60 | 52 | ||
| 4) Brett Shanklin | 18:44.06 | 96 | ||
| 5) Andrew Taylor | 19:09.48 | 122 | ||
| Average Time: 18:14.14 Total Time: 1:31:10.70 1-5 Split: 1:34.72 | ||||
| 6) Houston Rust | 19:45.30 | 178 | ||
| 7) Connor Smith | 20:17.20 | 224 | ||
| 7 | Smoky Mountain (NC) | 354 | ||
| 1) Evan Grant | 16:49.08 | 13 | ||
| 2) Jonathan Dean | 17:52.40 | 49 | ||
| 3) Tyler Ford | 18:24.46 | 71 | ||
| 4) Zane Huskey | 18:46.76 | 101 | ||
| 5) Johnathan Scifers | 19:07.52 | 120 | ||
| Average Time: 18:12.04 Total Time: 1:31:00.22 1-5 Split: 2:18.44 | ||||
| 6) Jacob Sciffers | 19:11.54 | 127 | ||
| 7) Evan Bradley | 20:09.00 | 214 | ||
| 8 | Carrboro (NC) | 358 | ||
| 1) Enrique Guerra | 17:33.43 | 32 | ||
| 2) Avery Marsh | 17:47.52 | 43 | ||
| 3) Masaya Tojo | 18:29.30 | 75 | ||
| 4) Tarek Zikry | 18:45.00 | 98 | ||
| 5) Peter Cohen | 18:59.29 | 110 | ||
| Average Time: 18:18.91 Total Time: 1:31:34.54 1-5 Split: 1:25.86 | ||||
| 6) Cole Honeycutt | 18:59.80 | 112 | ||
| 7) Tj Butcher | 19:04.00 | 117 | ||
| 9 | Polk County (NC) | 359 | ||
| 1) Sean Doyle | 16:44.96 | 8 | ||
| 2) Mitchell Brown | 18:20.69 | 68 | ||
| 3) Jake Russell | 18:31.82 | 80 | ||
| 4) Jacob Wolfe | 18:35.77 | 87 | ||
| 5) Eli Hall | 19:03.06 | 116 | ||
| Average Time: 18:15.26 Total Time: 1:31:16.30 1-5 Split: 2:18.10 | ||||
| 6) Daniel Painter | 19:28.99 | 147 | ||
| 7) Will Sachse | 20:23.14 | 229 | ||
| 10 | West Stokes (NC) | 396 | ||
| 1) Sam Stone | 17:33.02 | 31 | ||
| 2) Bryan Whittington | 18:08.84 | 58 | ||
| 3) Josh Adkins | 18:09.68 | 59 | ||
| 4) Justin Kiehl | 18:45.37 | 99 | ||
| 5) Sammy Moutos | 19:29.87 | 149 | ||
| Average Time: 18:25.36 Total Time: 1:32:06.78 1-5 Split: 1:56.85 | ||||
| 6) Ben Davila | 20:52.13 | 263 | ||
| 7) Chris Boger | 22:42.58 | 354 | ||
Girls Top 10 Returning NCHSAA 2A Teams (Full Rankings)
| 1 | East Lincoln (NC) | 66 | ||
| 1) Frances Massey | 18:35.37 | 3 | ||
| 2) Magdalyn Foley | 19:54.04 | 9 | ||
| 3) Megan Rowles | 20:19.27 | 15 | ||
| 4) Madison Rowles | 20:20.06 | 16 | ||
| 5) Maggie Fowley | 20:36.86 | 23 | ||
| Average Time: 19:57.12 Total Time: 1:39:45.60 1-5 Split: 2:01.49 | ||||
| 6) Elizabeth Sisk | 20:43.37 | 25 | ||
| 7) Shelbee Knopf | 21:52.77 | 57 | ||
| 2 | Carrboro (NC) | 73 | ||
| 1) Maysa Araba | 18:03.66 | 1 | ||
| 2) Helen Morken | 18:25.22 | 2 | ||
| 3) Amanda Hickey | 20:25.08 | 17 | ||
| 4) Natalie Richardson | 20:34.27 | 21 | ||
| 5) Amelia Covington | 20:56.14 | 32 | ||
| Average Time: 19:40.87 Total Time: 1:38:24.37 1-5 Split: 2:52.48 | ||||
| 6) Kara Stonecypher | 21:30.71 | 43 | ||
| 7) Lindsayann Heath | 22:18.98 | 72 | ||
| 3 | Croatan (NC) | 97 | ||
| 1) Tyler Glynn | 19:22.00 | 6 | ||
| 2) Lydia Best | 19:59.35 | 10 | ||
| 3) Ruth Alexander | 20:31.81 | 20 | ||
| 4) Shelby Cobb | 20:41.19 | 24 | ||
| 5) Madison Peele | 21:06.29 | 37 | ||
| Average Time: 20:20.13 Total Time: 1:41:40.64 1-5 Split: 1:44.29 | ||||
| 6) Marissa Yarbrough | 21:36.11 | 48 | ||
| 7) Macy Brinson | 22:39.00 | 89 | ||
| 4 | Lake Norman Charter School (NC) | 290 | ||
| 1) Vicki Kohlwey | 19:59.86 | 11 | ||
| 2) Raven Seldon | 20:55.70 | 31 | ||
| 3) Julia Cockerham | 22:25.10 | 76 | ||
| 4) Libby Ernest | 22:31.30 | 77 | ||
| 5) Ellie Wilson | 22:52.35 | 95 | ||
| Average Time: 21:44.86 Total Time: 1:48:44.31 1-5 Split: 2:52.49 | ||||
| 6) Sophia Brinson | 23:06.80 | 103 | ||
| 7) Mckayla Wabalas | 23:20.00 | 109 | ||
| 5 | Brevard (NC) | 334 | ||
| 1) Eliza Witherspoon | 19:01.33 | 4 | ||
| 2) Aly Pagano | 19:28.12 | 7 | ||
| 3) Catherine Lemel | 22:40.90 | 91 | ||
| 4) Amy Borhaug | 23:06.34 | 101 | ||
| 5) Bonnie Smith | 23:53.47 | 131 | ||
| Average Time: 21:38.03 Total Time: 1:48:10.16 1-5 Split: 4:52.14 | ||||
| 6) Yaaqoa Ivey | 24:31.20 | 158 | ||
| 7) Maggie Dodson | 26:50.05 | 239 | ||
| 6 | West Davidson (NC) | 340 | ||
| 1) Laura Payne | 20:54.02 | 30 | ||
| 2) Patience Hunt | 21:31.52 | 45 | ||
| 3) Casey Crisp | 22:09.62 | 68 | ||
| 4) Jasmine Benitez | 22:34.43 | 82 | ||
| 5) Anna Rose Sink | 23:35.00 | 115 | ||
| Average Time: 22:08.92 Total Time: 1:50:44.59 1-5 Split: 2:40.98 | ||||
| 6) Elizabeth Eller | 25:54.74 | 216 | ||
| 7) Kelly Crisp | 27:07.13 | 247 | ||
| 7 | Draughn (NC) | 344 | ||
| 1) Aleah Blalock | 21:00.53 | 35 | ||
| 2) Kayleigh Betancourt | 21:08.24 | 38 | ||
| 3) Josephine Johnson | 22:06.32 | 66 | ||
| 4) Cecylia Young | 22:17.10 | 70 | ||
| 5) Kirsten Blalock | 23:58.26 | 135 | ||
| Average Time: 22:06.09 Total Time: 1:50:30.45 1-5 Split: 2:57.73 | ||||
| 6) Rachel Farley | 25:49.70 | 214 | ||
| 8 | Shelby (NC) | 349 | ||
| 1) Ladeja Anderson | 20:08.81 | 13 | ||
| 2) Sydney Lampley | 20:43.44 | 26 | ||
| 3) Liana Stachowitz | 21:42.11 | 53 | ||
| 4) Amber Boyd | 22:56.60 | 97 | ||
| 5) Yulia Price | 24:32.81 | 160 | ||
| Average Time: 22:00.75 Total Time: 1:50:03.77 1-5 Split: 4:24.00 | ||||
| 9 | West Stokes (NC) | 353 | ||
| 1) Kaitlyn Stone | 19:18.17 | 5 | ||
| 2) Shannon Anderson | 21:40.21 | 52 | ||
| 3) Sarah Stone | 22:21.61 | 74 | ||
| 4) Hannah Bunn | 23:06.45 | 102 | ||
| 5) Julie McGhee | 23:43.21 | 120 | ||
| Average Time: 22:01.93 Total Time: 1:50:09.65 1-5 Split: 4:25.04 | ||||
| 6) Rebekah White | 24:36.78 | 163 | ||
| 7) Anna Bowman | 25:02.93 | 180 | ||
| 10 | Randleman (NC) | 403 | ||
| 1) Kaleigh Burrow | 20:03.33 | 12 | ||
| 2) Tania Saldierna | 21:55.81 | 59 | ||
| 3) Angela Ruiz | 22:45.76 | 93 | ||
| 4) Cassi Goode | 23:41.21 | 118 | ||
| 5) Madelyn Morgan | 23:46.22 | 121 | ||
| Average Time: 22:26.47 Total Time: 1:52:12.33 1-5 Split: 3:42.89 | ||||
| 6) Sabrina Powell | 23:50.12 | 128 | ||
| 7) Miranda Yow | 25:03.71 | 181 | ||