The defending champions look strong again next year, and will get an additional boost from a rising 9th-grader.
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 3A Teams (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Providence Day School (NC) | 51 | ||
| 1) Nick Linder | 15:34.92 | 2 | ||
| 2) Jack Paddison | 15:45.00 | 3 | ||
| 3) Jake Gilbert | 16:56.00 | 13 | ||
| 4) Chad Matthews | 17:02.96 | 15 | ||
| 5) William Glenn | 17:14.00 | 18 | ||
| Average Time: 16:30.58 Total Time: 1:22:32.88 1-5 Split: 1:39.08 | ||||
| 6) Elias Eskind | 17:41.00 | 28 | ||
| 7) Reed Baker | 17:52.00 | 34 | ||
| 2 | Forsyth Country Day School (NC) | 92 | ||
| 1) Graves Littlejohn | 16:25.00 | 8 | ||
| 2) Adam Chase | 16:38.00 | 12 | ||
| 3) Joel Schneider | 17:07.11 | 16 | ||
| 4) Ben Mitchell | 17:14.03 | 19 | ||
| 5) Brad Murphy | 17:58.72 | 37 | ||
| Average Time: 17:04.57 Total Time: 1:25:22.86 1-5 Split: 1:33.72 | ||||
| 6) Will Craig | 18:26.00 | 57 | ||
| 7) David Murray | 19:37.00 | 91 | ||
| 3 | Charlotte Latin (NC) | 100 | ||
| 1) Jack Ratterree | 15:56.00 | 4 | ||
| 2) Frank Kenny | 17:02.00 | 14 | ||
| 3) Noah Berens | 17:33.00 | 25 | ||
| 4) Jay Kane | 17:33.91 | 26 | ||
| 5) Jack Wrigley | 17:47.00 | 31 | ||
| Average Time: 17:10.38 Total Time: 1:25:51.91 1-5 Split: 1:51.00 | ||||
| 6) Matt Padgett | 18:09.00 | 46 | ||
| 7) Morgan Levy | 18:16.00 | 52 | ||
| 4 | Cannon School (NC) | 110 | ||
| 1) Patrick Hunter | 16:11.80 | 6 | ||
| 2) Steven Bennett | 16:36.90 | 11 | ||
| 3) David Shaw | 17:23.40 | 23 | ||
| 4) Elliot Anderson | 17:45.00 | 30 | ||
| 5) Jordan Battle | 18:02.00 | 40 | ||
| Average Time: 17:11.82 Total Time: 1:25:59.10 1-5 Split: 1:50.20 | ||||
| 6) Davis Nelson | 18:03.00 | 42 | ||
| 7) Andrew Nielsen | 18:46.40 | 67 | ||
| 5 | Cary Academy (NC) | 114 | ||
| 1) Josh Mitchell | 15:59.20 | 5 | ||
| 2) Coleman Mitchell | 16:30.00 | 9 | ||
| 3) Shreyas Ashok | 17:43.13 | 29 | ||
| 4) Leighton Boiar | 17:47.40 | 32 | ||
| 5) Tommy Bright | 18:01.90 | 39 | ||
| Average Time: 17:12.33 Total Time: 1:26:01.63 1-5 Split: 2:02.70 | ||||
| 6) Nathaniel Jones | 18:06.00 | 43 | ||
| 7) Miles Lambert | 18:11.00 | 47 | ||
| 6 | North Raleigh Christian Academy (NC) | 176 | ||
| 1) Ryan Speer | 15:24.30 | 1 | ||
| 2) Miller Meares | 16:34.20 | 10 | ||
| 3) Justin Schmitt | 18:11.92 | 50 | ||
| 4) Anton Baeza | 18:23.80 | 55 | ||
| 5) John Bailey | 18:31.00 | 60 | ||
| Average Time: 17:25.04 Total Time: 1:27:05.22 1-5 Split: 3:06.70 | ||||
| 7 | Asheville School (NC) | 189 | ||
| 1) Will Campbell | 16:15.90 | 7 | ||
| 2) Brett Somogye | 17:14.45 | 20 | ||
| 3) Samuel Goldstein | 17:14.75 | 21 | ||
| 4) Scott Madsen | 18:37.07 | 65 | ||
| 5) Jody Anderson | 19:08.61 | 76 | ||
| Average Time: 17:42.16 Total Time: 1:28:30.78 1-5 Split: 2:52.71 | ||||
| 6) Austin Letson | 19:51.88 | 100 | ||
| 7) Gabe Levasseur | 22:09.00 | 131 | ||
| 8 | Covenant Day School (NC) | 202 | ||
| 1) Sam Mitchell | 17:13.41 | 17 | ||
| 2) Haywood Ferguson | 17:15.63 | 22 | ||
| 3) Jonathan Vines | 18:06.16 | 44 | ||
| 4) Griffin Adams | 18:11.59 | 49 | ||
| 5) Jack Cogdill | 18:52.28 | 70 | ||
| Average Time: 17:55.81 Total Time: 1:29:39.07 1-5 Split: 1:38.87 | ||||
| 6) Austin Soell | 19:31.61 | 85 | ||
| 7) Hayden Lawrence | 19:51.14 | 98 | ||
| 9 | SouthLake Christian Academy (NC) | 266 | ||
| 1) Zach Ballard | 17:40.35 | 27 | ||
| 2) Andrew Vanwingerden | 18:07.71 | 45 | ||
| 3) Jon Hillsgrove | 18:28.00 | 59 | ||
| 4) Trey Fiscus | 18:37.94 | 66 | ||
| 5) John Robertson | 18:50.80 | 69 | ||
| Average Time: 18:20.96 Total Time: 1:31:44.80 1-5 Split: 1:10.45 | ||||
| 6) Eito Yuminami | 19:05.35 | 75 | ||
| 7) Pau Vanwingerden | 19:11.61 | 78 | ||
| 10 | Metrolina Christian Academy (NC) | 277 | ||
| 1) Ethan Slusarski | 18:14.48 | 51 | ||
| 2) Nathan Singleton | 18:18.30 | 53 | ||
| 3) Ben Wooten | 18:18.97 | 54 | ||
| 4) Tate Johnson | 18:27.42 | 58 | ||
| 5) Landon Whitley | 18:33.54 | 61 | ||
| Average Time: 18:22.54 Total Time: 1:31:52.71 1-5 Split: 19.06 | ||||
| 6) Coleman Johnson | 18:34.99 | 63 | ||
| 7) Kyle Kiser | 19:37.00 | 92 | ||
Girls Top 10 Returning NCISAA 3A Teams (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Providence Day School (NC) | 67 | ||
| 1) Emma Brown | 18:32.00 | 2 | ||
| 2) Niki Plaus | 19:31.00 | 6 | ||
| 3) Grace Clements | 20:22.00 | 18 | ||
| 4) Katie Brown | 20:24.27 | 20 | ||
| 5) Molly Kral | 20:28.27 | 21 | ||
| Average Time: 19:51.51 Total Time: 1:39:17.54 1-5 Split: 1:56.27 | ||||
| 6) Samantha Huffman | 20:41.52 | 28 | ||
| 7) Heather Graci | 20:58.50 | 30 | ||
| 2 | Ravenscroft School (NC) | 81 | ||
| 1) Maddy Ringenbach | 18:55.00 | 4 | ||
| 2) Sophie El Gamal | 20:16.00 | 13 | ||
| 3) Frances Margaret Gehrke | 20:21.00 | 16 | ||
| 4) Lizzy Micyus | 20:30.23 | 22 | ||
| 5) Bella Church | 20:39.66 | 26 | ||
| Average Time: 20:08.38 Total Time: 1:40:41.89 1-5 Split: 1:44.66 | ||||
| 6) Chloe Mikles | 21:03.80 | 31 | ||
| 7) Sidnie Vinson | 21:43.33 | 44 | ||
| 3 | Covenant Day School (NC) | 172 | ||
| 1) Cameron Echols | 19:45.13 | 8 | ||
| 2) Hannah Joye | 20:18.54 | 14 | ||
| 3) Abby Traywick | 21:46.23 | 45 | ||
| 4) Caroline McKissick | 21:47.95 | 46 | ||
| 5) Christina Boyce | 22:25.65 | 59 | ||
| Average Time: 21:12.70 Total Time: 1:46:03.50 1-5 Split: 2:40.52 | ||||
| 6) Cammie Waters | 23:54.78 | 94 | ||
| 7) Erin Mcnulty | 24:15.29 | 103 | ||
| 4 | Forsyth Country Day School (NC) | 175 | ||
| 1) Lindsey Ickes | 19:56.65 | 10 | ||
| 2) Ashtyn Smith | 20:41.24 | 27 | ||
| 3) Fiona Burdett | 21:19.83 | 38 | ||
| 4) Rebecca Fleischer | 21:51.00 | 47 | ||
| 5) Katherine Angell | 22:13.51 | 53 | ||
| Average Time: 21:12.45 Total Time: 1:46:02.23 1-5 Split: 2:16.86 | ||||
| 6) Haleigh Kozlowski | 23:53.00 | 93 | ||
| 7) Ally Pollock | 24:37.00 | 107 | ||
| 5 | North Raleigh Christian Academy (NC) | 199 | ||
| 1) Julianna Fischer | 20:35.90 | 23 | ||
| 2) Savannah Hunt | 20:53.90 | 29 | ||
| 3) Brittany Hayward | 21:40.50 | 43 | ||
| 4) Rachel Savage | 21:56.14 | 49 | ||
| 5) Allison Puryear | 22:19.07 | 55 | ||
| Average Time: 21:29.10 Total Time: 1:47:25.51 1-5 Split: 1:43.17 | ||||
| 6) Anna Crowley | 22:21.52 | 57 | ||
| 7) Ashley Hatton | 25:04.00 | 113 | ||
| 6 | Durham Academy (NC) | 208 | ||
| 1) Eliza Dekker | 17:53.70 | 1 | ||
| 2) Katie Concannon | 20:23.38 | 19 | ||
| 3) Eliza Granger | 22:27.21 | 61 | ||
| 4) Mary Gates Pierce | 22:31.68 | 62 | ||
| 5) Alice Ward | 22:33.16 | 65 | ||
| Average Time: 21:09.83 Total Time: 1:45:49.13 1-5 Split: 4:39.46 | ||||
| 6) Abby Breitfeld | 22:54.56 | 75 | ||
| 7) Veronica Kim | 23:24.90 | 83 | ||
| 7 | Charlotte Latin (NC) | 216 | ||
| 1) Kiera Dowell | 20:09.00 | 12 | ||
| 2) Virginia Koonce | 21:11.00 | 35 | ||
| 3) Avery Reischer | 21:11.03 | 36 | ||
| 4) Juliana Vorhoff | 22:36.00 | 66 | ||
| 5) Catherine Gill | 22:37.00 | 67 | ||
| Average Time: 21:32.81 Total Time: 1:47:44.03 1-5 Split: 2:28.00 | ||||
| 6) Lauren Mcdowell | 24:44.00 | 111 | ||
| 7) Riley Singer | 24:50.00 | 112 | ||
| 8 | Cary Academy (NC) | 242 | ||
| 1) Emily Lane | 20:06.07 | 11 | ||
| 2) Emma Ehrhardt | 21:05.90 | 33 | ||
| 3) Olivia Sherman | 21:37.18 | 42 | ||
| 4) Meghan Cowen | 23:06.52 | 76 | ||
| 5) Ashley Miller | 23:22.27 | 80 | ||
| Average Time: 21:51.59 Total Time: 1:49:17.94 1-5 Split: 3:16.20 | ||||
| 6) Anna Jenkins | 23:50.31 | 92 | ||
| 7) Megan Cowen | 24:11.19 | 101 | ||
| 9 | Greensboro Day School (NC) | 259 | ||
| 1) Kaitlyn Lingard | 19:09.72 | 5 | ||
| 2) Davis Richmond | 20:19.81 | 15 | ||
| 3) Emily Beane | 22:32.00 | 63 | ||
| 4) Logan Forbis | 23:15.43 | 77 | ||
| 5) Allie Tice | 24:06.82 | 99 | ||
| Average Time: 21:52.76 Total Time: 1:49:23.78 1-5 Split: 4:57.10 | ||||
| 6) Rachael Wilson | 24:43.00 | 110 | ||
| 7) Miranda Sharp | 25:06.29 | 114 | ||
| 10 | Asheville School (NC) | 283 | ||
| 1) Robyn Newcomb | 20:37.03 | 24 | ||
| 2) Holt Mettee | 20:38.20 | 25 | ||
| 3) Kaylee Pierson | 22:41.66 | 69 | ||
| 4) Madison Fiedler | 22:52.17 | 74 | ||
| 5) Constance Ambler | 23:39.78 | 91 | ||
| Average Time: 22:05.77 Total Time: 1:50:28.84 1-5 Split: 3:02.75 | ||||
| 6) Sabrina Suriol | 25:58.15 | 123 | ||
| 7) Tierra Buck | 26:52.29 | 126 | ||
