Not only did the Weddington boys break through for a title this year, but they did it with a relatively young team.
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 3A Teams (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Weddington High School (NC) | 71 | ||
| 1) Ryan Hobbs | 15:54.00 | 6 | ||
| 2) Mitchell Resor | 16:13.00 | 13 | ||
| 3) Alex Hazan | 16:15.00 | 14 | ||
| 4) Matthew Conner | 16:19.00 | 17 | ||
| 5) Brandon Dalla Rosa | 16:21.00 | 21 | ||
| Average Time: 16:12.40 Total Time: 1:21:02.00 1-5 Split: 27.00 | ||||
| 6) Colton Jordan | 16:31.00 | 35 | ||
| 7) Jackson Bivens | 16:42.00 | 46 | ||
| 2 | Cardinal Gibbons (NC) | 138 | ||
| 1) Connor Peeples | 16:21.41 | 22 | ||
| 2) Jt Klimek | 16:21.94 | 23 | ||
| 3) Connor Lane | 16:24.84 | 27 | ||
| 4) David Edwards | 16:28.97 | 32 | ||
| 5) Will Harris | 16:30.06 | 34 | ||
| Average Time: 16:25.44 Total Time: 1:22:07.22 1-5 Split: 08.65 | ||||
| 6) Sam Grelck | 16:38.09 | 40 | ||
| 7) Christopher Cortina | 17:05.87 | 61 | ||
| 3 | Chapel Hill (NC) | 164 | ||
| 1) Drew Roeber | 15:58.10 | 8 | ||
| 2) Peter Williams | 16:23.59 | 26 | ||
| 3) Jeffrey Williams | 16:31.90 | 37 | ||
| 4) Max Blackburn | 16:41.40 | 45 | ||
| 5) Jonathan Timothy | 16:45.00 | 48 | ||
| Average Time: 16:28.00 Total Time: 1:22:19.99 1-5 Split: 46.90 | ||||
| 6) Zach Allen | 18:04.00 | 152 | ||
| 7) daniel kleissler | 18:11.31 | 165 | ||
| 4 | Marvin Ridge (NC) | 208 | ||
| 1) Jake Blizzard | 15:44.00 | 4 | ||
| 2) Daniel Ferguson | 16:18.00 | 16 | ||
| 3) Austin Payeur | 16:48.74 | 50 | ||
| 4) Jacob Lipsey | 17:04.85 | 58 | ||
| 5) Roark Habegger | 17:18.00 | 80 | ||
| Average Time: 16:38.72 Total Time: 1:23:13.59 1-5 Split: 1:34.00 | ||||
| 6) Taivion Taylor | 17:37.74 | 100 | ||
| 7) Mack Despard | 17:44.30 | 117 | ||
| 5 | Asheville (NC) | 228 | ||
| 1) Noah Shore | 16:12.15 | 12 | ||
| 2) Jacob Schattel | 16:31.77 | 36 | ||
| 3) Elijah Cartier | 16:40.30 | 43 | ||
| 4) Collin Kemper | 17:02.00 | 55 | ||
| 5) Zack Vilen | 17:19.04 | 82 | ||
| Average Time: 16:45.05 Total Time: 1:23:45.26 1-5 Split: 1:06.89 | ||||
| 6) Terry Young | 17:34.77 | 97 | ||
| 7) Adam Young | 17:39.74 | 104 | ||
| 6 | North Lincoln (NC) | 309 | ||
| 1) Zach Wesson | 16:38.00 | 39 | ||
| 2) Riley Jones | 16:39.00 | 41 | ||
| 3) Alex Akers | 16:41.00 | 44 | ||
| 4) Austin Hilburn | 17:25.00 | 87 | ||
| 5) Adam Lineberger | 17:35.27 | 98 | ||
| Average Time: 16:59.65 Total Time: 1:24:58.27 1-5 Split: 57.27 | ||||
| 6) Tanner Doss | 17:41.01 | 109 | ||
| 7) Jared Moore | 18:00.00 | 140 | ||
| 7 | West Carteret (NC) | 329 | ||
| 1) Jarrett Swearingen | 15:54.56 | 7 | ||
| 2) Michael Carr | 16:23.40 | 25 | ||
| 3) Hunter Newman | 16:25.00 | 29 | ||
| 4) Elijah Woods | 17:34.32 | 96 | ||
| 5) Spencer Russell | 18:14.36 | 172 | ||
| Average Time: 16:54.33 Total Time: 1:24:31.64 1-5 Split: 2:19.80 | ||||
| 6) Yoshi Obata | 18:33.00 | 218 | ||
| 7) Preston Brungard | 18:43.00 | 240 | ||
| 8 | Carson, Jesse C (NC) | 356 | ||
| 1) Zachary Marchinko | 16:05.64 | 10 | ||
| 2) Danyal Sherer | 16:50.00 | 51 | ||
| 3) Garrett Ingold | 17:22.46 | 84 | ||
| 4) Nick Cox | 17:39.00 | 103 | ||
| 5) Grant Doby | 17:41.00 | 108 | ||
| Average Time: 17:07.62 Total Time: 1:25:38.10 1-5 Split: 1:35.36 | ||||
| 6) Hunter Kimball | 17:48.00 | 122 | ||
| 7) Gabe Peeler | 18:25.20 | 195 | ||
| 9 | Terry Sanford (NC) | 380 | ||
| 1) Philip Hall | 15:07.55 | 1 | ||
| 2) Devon Pratt | 16:28.22 | 31 | ||
| 3) Luis Remigio | 17:15.00 | 75 | ||
| 4) McKinney Brooks | 17:49.14 | 124 | ||
| 5) Kurt Naumann | 18:02.81 | 149 | ||
| Average Time: 16:56.54 Total Time: 1:24:42.72 1-5 Split: 2:55.26 | ||||
| 6) Mack Brooks | 18:12.60 | 169 | ||
| 7) Jacob Fonke | 18:34.40 | 223 | ||
| 10 | Hickory Ridge (NC) | 389 | ||
| 1) Alex Cornwell | 15:43.00 | 3 | ||
| 2) Matt Inman | 16:59.00 | 53 | ||
| 3) Vikash Kumar | 17:10.00 | 67 | ||
| 4) Sam Rupp | 17:41.75 | 110 | ||
| 5) Mike McLaughlin | 18:06.00 | 156 | ||
| Average Time: 17:07.95 Total Time: 1:25:39.75 1-5 Split: 2:23.00 | ||||
| 6) Mike Rutkowski | 18:17.00 | 177 | ||
| 7) Parker Burns | 18:23.00 | 192 | ||
Girls Top 10 Returning NCHSAA 3A Teams (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Marvin Ridge (NC) | 51 | ||
| 1) Alexa King | 17:52.00 | 1 | ||
| 2) Nicole Renwick | 19:00.00 | 9 | ||
| 3) Melanie Hussey | 19:05.00 | 10 | ||
| 4) Alexia Noch | 19:10.00 | 11 | ||
| 5) Kylie Hennessey | 19:29.10 | 20 | ||
| Average Time: 18:55.22 Total Time: 1:34:36.10 1-5 Split: 1:37.10 | ||||
| 6) Jennae Jacob | 19:36.00 | 23 | ||
| 7) Kaitlyn Brown | 19:52.08 | 33 | ||
| 2 | Cardinal Gibbons (NC) | 104 | ||
| 1) Sophie Ebihara | 17:58.90 | 2 | ||
| 2) Megan Vaughn | 18:46.18 | 4 | ||
| 3) Amanda Wiggenhorn | 19:19.34 | 17 | ||
| 4) Laura Hart | 19:58.34 | 36 | ||
| 5) Annie Pierce | 20:15.18 | 45 | ||
| Average Time: 19:15.59 Total Time: 1:36:17.94 1-5 Split: 2:16.28 | ||||
| 6) Abby Doyle | 20:34.70 | 60 | ||
| 7) Nicole Davis | 20:36.10 | 62 | ||
| 3 | Chapel Hill (NC) | 143 | ||
| 1) Marija Crook | 19:10.68 | 12 | ||
| 2) Regan Roeber | 19:32.70 | 21 | ||
| 3) Anna Passannante | 19:37.70 | 25 | ||
| 4) Julia Perkins | 20:05.69 | 41 | ||
| 5) Elise Matera | 20:08.94 | 44 | ||
| Average Time: 19:43.14 Total Time: 1:38:35.71 1-5 Split: 58.26 | ||||
| 6) Rosie Kerwin | 20:25.48 | 53 | ||
| 7) Morgan Mann | 20:46.00 | 71 | ||
| 4 | Weddington High School (NC) | 169 | ||
| 1) Morgan Garrett | 18:58.00 | 8 | ||
| 2) Natalie Warner | 19:34.00 | 22 | ||
| 3) Elizabeth Farquhar | 20:04.30 | 39 | ||
| 4) Sophie Van Dyne | 20:17.00 | 46 | ||
| 5) Brianna Kapheim | 20:27.00 | 54 | ||
| Average Time: 19:52.06 Total Time: 1:39:20.30 1-5 Split: 1:29.00 | ||||
| 6) Lily Chambers | 20:41.00 | 65 | ||
| 7) Jenni Ciesielski | 21:32.41 | 119 | ||
| 5 | West Carteret (NC) | 206 | ||
| 1) Emme Fisher | 18:46.66 | 5 | ||
| 2) Isabelle Baggett | 20:19.84 | 47 | ||
| 3) Emma Gomez | 20:20.00 | 48 | ||
| 4) Joanna Lopez | 20:25.08 | 51 | ||
| 5) Samantha Schleiker | 20:27.00 | 55 | ||
| Average Time: 20:03.72 Total Time: 1:40:18.58 1-5 Split: 1:40.34 | ||||
| 6) Kristen Wagner | 21:07.00 | 90 | ||
| 7) Mackenzie Whitaker | 22:04.00 | 155 | ||
| 6 | A.C. Reynolds (NC) | 228 | ||
| 1) Anna Vess | 18:14.37 | 3 | ||
| 2) Kenzie Himelein-Wachowiak | 19:16.16 | 16 | ||
| 3) Samantha Boeshore | 20:01.40 | 38 | ||
| 4) Lana Reeves | 20:46.16 | 72 | ||
| 5) Christen Ray | 21:14.16 | 99 | ||
| Average Time: 19:54.45 Total Time: 1:39:32.25 1-5 Split: 2:59.79 | ||||
| 6) Olivia Pistor | 22:04.33 | 156 | ||
| 7) Sophie Pruett | 22:05.80 | 158 | ||
| 7 | Northwest Cabarrus (NC) | 325 | ||
| 1) Emma Hand | 18:57.00 | 7 | ||
| 2) Kara Dunkle | 19:50.00 | 30 | ||
| 3) Jazzmine Cox | 20:24.05 | 50 | ||
| 4) Victoria Clawson | 21:32.00 | 118 | ||
| 5) Lindsay Meyer | 21:34.00 | 120 | ||
| Average Time: 20:27.41 Total Time: 1:42:17.05 1-5 Split: 2:37.00 | ||||
| 6) Abi Waters | 23:26.82 | 269 | ||
| 7) Anna Silver | 23:51.77 | 306 | ||
| 8 | North Lincoln (NC) | 395 | ||
| 1) Madison Lynch | 19:46.00 | 27 | ||
| 2) Madeline Sides | 19:51.00 | 31 | ||
| 3) Jordyn Connell | 21:04.04 | 86 | ||
| 4) Blake Anderson | 21:18.00 | 105 | ||
| 5) Robin Martin | 21:57.00 | 146 | ||
| Average Time: 20:47.21 Total Time: 1:43:56.04 1-5 Split: 2:11.00 | ||||
| 6) Torri Scott | 22:21.37 | 180 | ||
| 7) Katie Sherwood | 22:54.68 | 229 | ||
| 9 | East Henderson (NC) | 416 | ||
| 1) Amanda Angel | 20:33.10 | 58 | ||
| 2) Makayla Johnson | 20:47.95 | 74 | ||
| 3) Christi Hill | 21:00.92 | 85 | ||
| 4) Molly Horton | 21:13.23 | 98 | ||
| 5) Jade Baldwin | 21:15.82 | 101 | ||
| Average Time: 20:58.20 Total Time: 1:44:51.02 1-5 Split: 42.72 | ||||
| 6) Aimee Fish | 21:25.03 | 110 | ||
| 7) Carson Savage | 21:31.39 | 117 | ||
| 10 | Northern Guilford (NC) | 458 | ||
| 1) Amber Gale | 19:13.06 | 14 | ||
| 2) Emily Mercer | 20:35.00 | 61 | ||
| 3) Jillian Bacon | 21:26.34 | 111 | ||
| 4) Anusheh Amin | 21:45.31 | 132 | ||
| 5) Karenna Smith | 21:50.52 | 140 | ||
| Average Time: 20:58.05 Total Time: 1:44:50.23 1-5 Split: 2:37.46 | ||||
| 6) Erin Martin | 23:00.66 | 234 | ||
| 7) Jillian Sauve | 23:32.84 | 276 | ||