As Ryan Anderson can tell you, runners in the second seven today can be in the top seven tomorrow.
For many cross country teams around the state, it's not just the success of the top 7 runners that matters. Schools that cultivate depth take great pride in the performance of their "second seven" - that is, runners 8 through 14. Let's take a look at which teams had the best "second seven" squad during the 2014 season!
Girls All-Classes "Second Seven" Rankings (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Green Hope (NC) | 21 | ||
| 1) Sheridan Wood | 19:33.10 | 1 | ||
| 2) Emily Jordan | 19:38.00 | 2 | ||
| 3) Sarah Taylor | 19:40.89 | 3 | ||
| 4) Martina Savage | 19:59.79 | 7 | ||
| 5) Samantha Kolor | 20:00.74 | 8 | ||
| Average Time: 19:46.50 Total Time: 1:38:52.52 1-5 Split: 27.64 | ||||
| 6) Lauren McLaughlin | 20:37.20 | 19 | ||
| 7) Summer Hanks | 20:42.90 | 20 | ||
| 2 | Chapel Hill (NC) | 46 | ||
| 1) Maeve Gualtieri-Reed | 19:46.00 | 4 | ||
| 2) Anna Stouffer | 20:06.00 | 9 | ||
| 3) Milly Ames | 20:07.00 | 10 | ||
| 4) Paige Childers | 20:08.70 | 11 | ||
| 5) Grace Tate | 20:16.00 | 12 | ||
| Average Time: 20:04.74 Total Time: 1:40:23.70 1-5 Split: 30.00 | ||||
| 6) Rosie Kerwin | 20:19.00 | 16 | ||
| 7) Julia Perkins | 20:52.00 | 24 | ||
| 3 | Providence (NC) | 73 | ||
| 1) Amelia Lennard | 19:56.00 | 5 | ||
| 2) Jan Hu | 19:56.00 | 6 | ||
| 3) Meghan Noon | 20:17.00 | 14 | ||
| 4) Paulina Armendariz | 20:25.73 | 17 | ||
| 5) Morgan Shires | 21:03.00 | 31 | ||
| Average Time: 20:19.55 Total Time: 1:41:37.73 1-5 Split: 1:07.00 | ||||
| 6) Rachel Teague | 21:22.00 | 42 | ||
| 7) Sophia McKenzie | 21:30.00 | 45 | ||
| 4 | Ardrey Kell (NC) | 138 | ||
| 1) Katherine Bizon | 20:37.00 | 18 | ||
| 2) Emma Wiese | 20:47.00 | 22 | ||
| 3) Natalie Briggs | 20:58.00 | 26 | ||
| 4) Annie Britt | 21:02.00 | 28 | ||
| 5) Delaney Graves | 21:29.00 | 44 | ||
| Average Time: 20:58.60 Total Time: 1:44:53.00 1-5 Split: 52.00 | ||||
| 6) Anusha Khansheb | 21:36.00 | 50 | ||
| 7) Catherine Demos | 21:54.00 | 64 | ||
| 5 | Broughton (NC) | 181 | ||
| 1) Kylee Vaughn | 20:59.76 | 27 | ||
| 2) Emmy Trowell | 21:02.86 | 29 | ||
| 3) Samantha Maness | 21:04.00 | 32 | ||
| 4) Hope Hatfield | 21:10.18 | 38 | ||
| 5) Emma Verdi | 21:40.10 | 55 | ||
| Average Time: 21:11.38 Total Time: 1:45:56.90 1-5 Split: 40.34 | ||||
| 6) Mary Cole Sullivan | 21:59.90 | 70 | ||
| 7) Mary Anne Stonehouse | 22:12.60 | 87 | ||
| 6 | Apex (NC) | 187 | ||
| 1) Josie McGee | 20:47.00 | 21 | ||
| 2) Kylie Hofmeister | 20:58.00 | 25 | ||
| 3) Jenna Devenouges | 21:16.00 | 41 | ||
| 4) Savannah Dupree | 21:34.00 | 48 | ||
| 5) Allison Farrell | 21:37.90 | 52 | ||
| Average Time: 21:14.58 Total Time: 1:46:12.90 1-5 Split: 50.90 | ||||
| 6) Ana Lucia Rodriguez | 22:11.00 | 83 | ||
| 7) Sarah Wotus | 22:12.53 | 86 | ||
| 7 | Providence Day School (NC) | 242 | ||
| 1) Grace Clements | 21:06.00 | 34 | ||
| 2) Blaire Barton | 21:12.00 | 39 | ||
| 3) Heather Graci | 21:25.00 | 43 | ||
| 4) Hailey Valeriano | 21:46.00 | 58 | ||
| 5) Tracy Laughlin | 21:56.00 | 68 | ||
| Average Time: 21:29.00 Total Time: 1:47:25.00 1-5 Split: 50.00 | ||||
| 6) Cj Miles | 22:01.00 | 71 | ||
| 7) Victoria Xu | 22:07.00 | 78 | ||
| 8 | Leesville Road (NC) | 289 | ||
| 1) Jordan Mareno | 20:51.72 | 23 | ||
| 2) Gabrielle Fontenot | 21:05.00 | 33 | ||
| 3) Abbey Tarnowski | 21:51.87 | 61 | ||
| 4) Phoebe Clawson | 22:06.97 | 77 | ||
| 5) Izzee Akers | 22:18.08 | 95 | ||
| Average Time: 21:38.73 Total Time: 1:48:13.64 1-5 Split: 1:26.36 | ||||
| 6) Savannah Fraleigh | 22:19.16 | 96 | ||
| 7) Lindsay Lehman | 22:27.49 | 114 | ||
| 9 | East Chapel Hill (NC) | 323 | ||
| 1) Milena Wuerth | 21:33.00 | 46 | ||
| 2) Ella Reifsnyder | 21:48.00 | 59 | ||
| 3) Emma Missale | 21:54.00 | 63 | ||
| 4) Frances O"Grady | 22:02.00 | 73 | ||
| 5) Sienna Zuco | 22:09.00 | 82 | ||
| Average Time: 21:53.20 Total Time: 1:49:26.00 1-5 Split: 36.00 | ||||
| 6) Susannah Lohmann | 22:41.00 | 136 | ||
| 7) Izzy Drake | 22:48.00 | 149 | ||
| 10 | Myers Park (NC) | 333 | ||
| 1) A.c. Keesler | 21:34.00 | 47 | ||
| 2) Mary Elizabeth Campbell | 21:38.00 | 53 | ||
| 3) Kate Capitano | 21:40.01 | 54 | ||
| 4) Isabela Warlick | 22:07.00 | 79 | ||
| 5) Sita Tayal | 22:21.00 | 100 | ||
| Average Time: 21:52.00 Total Time: 1:49:20.01 1-5 Split: 47.00 | ||||
| 6) Abby Cmiel | 22:36.25 | 128 | ||
| 7) Sarah Holderman | 22:46.00 | 147 | ||
| 11 | Lake Norman (NC) | 405 | ||
| 1) Sara Cahill | 21:09.00 | 35 | ||
| 2) Reagan Portelance | 21:10.00 | 37 | ||
| 3) Calli Barr | 21:14.00 | 40 | ||
| 4) Aubrey Vansant | 22:39.00 | 130 | ||
| 5) Amanda Weber | 22:57.00 | 163 | ||
| Average Time: 21:49.80 Total Time: 1:49:09.00 1-5 Split: 1:48.00 | ||||
| 6) Diana Jasany | 23:10.00 | 183 | ||
| 7) Kirsten Clancy | 23:22.00 | 207 | ||
| 12 | Northwest Guilford (NC) | 407 | ||
| 1) Katherine Langston | 21:41.92 | 56 | ||
| 2) Mallory Peterson | 21:54.86 | 65 | ||
| 3) Sarah Langston | 22:06.25 | 76 | ||
| 4) Lexie Lahr | 22:19.54 | 97 | ||
| 5) Kylee Palombo | 22:27.45 | 113 | ||
| Average Time: 22:06.00 Total Time: 1:50:30.02 1-5 Split: 45.53 | ||||
| 6) McKenzie Waldron | 22:40.05 | 134 | ||
| 7) Shelby Newton | 22:45.88 | 146 | ||
| 13 | Cardinal Gibbons (NC) | 418 | ||
| 1) Anna Renko | 20:16.30 | 13 | ||
| 2) Hayden Callahan | 20:18.72 | 15 | ||
| 3) Kayla Bassett | 21:37.30 | 51 | ||
| 4) Katherine Dudash | 22:40.00 | 133 | ||
| 5) Laura Hart | 23:20.60 | 206 | ||
| Average Time: 21:38.58 Total Time: 1:48:12.92 1-5 Split: 3:04.30 | ||||
| 6) Kathryn Baker | 23:38.73 | 237 | ||
| 7) Caroline Kunkel | 24:06.15 | 279 | ||
| 14 | Jack Britt (NC) | 501 | ||
| 1) Keala Harris | 21:51.00 | 60 | ||
| 2) Kristina Dean | 22:12.00 | 85 | ||
| 3) Jordan Burstion | 22:25.00 | 103 | ||
| 4) Jymil Licorish | 22:31.00 | 122 | ||
| 5) Brianna Chan | 22:39.00 | 131 | ||
| Average Time: 22:19.60 Total Time: 1:51:38.00 1-5 Split: 48.00 | ||||
| 6) Samantha Sullivan | 22:50.00 | 153 | ||
| 7) Megan Jarrell | 22:51.50 | 154 | ||
| 15 | T.C. Roberson (NC) | 505 | ||
| 1) Sarah Lewis | 21:10.00 | 36 | ||
| 2) Devin Hickman | 21:36.00 | 49 | ||
| 3) Mary Motley | 21:56.00 | 67 | ||
| 4) Zabrina Lang | 23:02.00 | 168 | ||
| 5) Elena Link | 23:11.00 | 185 | ||
| Average Time: 22:11.00 Total Time: 1:50:55.00 1-5 Split: 2:01.00 | ||||
| 6) Grace Loizzo | 23:30.00 | 217 | ||
| 7) Alison Marx | 23:37.00 | 236 | ||
Boys All-Classes "Second Seven" Rankings (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Providence (NC) | 70 | ||
| 1) Patrick Barley | 17:09.00 | 6 | ||
| 2) Will Mcswain | 17:14.60 | 11 | ||
| 3) Cameron Wright | 17:18.00 | 14 | ||
| 4) Elliott Schultz | 17:20.00 | 18 | ||
| 5) Jake Aschenbrenner | 17:22.00 | 21 | ||
| Average Time: 17:16.72 Total Time: 1:26:23.60 1-5 Split: 13.00 | ||||
| 6) Matthew Danze | 17:24.00 | 25 | ||
| 7) Bryan Culler | 17:40.00 | 56 | ||
| 2 | Broughton (NC) | 95 | ||
| 1) Andrew Brooks | 16:41.50 | 2 | ||
| 2) Beck Otersen | 17:12.32 | 8 | ||
| 3) Cameron Champion | 17:18.73 | 16 | ||
| 4) Stuart Holmes | 17:27.00 | 31 | ||
| 5) Jacob Wells | 17:30.69 | 38 | ||
| Average Time: 17:14.05 Total Time: 1:26:10.24 1-5 Split: 49.19 | ||||
| 6) Liam Norris | 18:06.90 | 110 | ||
| 7) Hayes Derbyshire | 18:08.56 | 113 | ||
| 3 | Mount Tabor (NC) | 98 | ||
| 1) Michael Madden | 16:32.44 | 1 | ||
| 2) Matthew Towner | 17:08.00 | 5 | ||
| 3) Isaac Ingram-Edwards | 17:25.32 | 27 | ||
| 4) Charles Pace | 17:26.69 | 29 | ||
| 5) Adam Ornelles | 17:30.00 | 36 | ||
| Average Time: 17:12.49 Total Time: 1:26:02.45 1-5 Split: 57.56 | ||||
| 6) Jackie Lin | 17:33.00 | 43 | ||
| 7) Grayson Campanaro | 17:37.40 | 50 | ||
| 4 | Green Hope (NC) | 133 | ||
| 1) Jared Eytcheson | 17:14.90 | 12 | ||
| 2) Owen Dreikosen | 17:22.54 | 22 | ||
| 3) Brendan Vasarhelyi | 17:26.70 | 30 | ||
| 4) Jared Bowen-Kauth | 17:28.00 | 32 | ||
| 5) Bryce Korabik | 17:30.50 | 37 | ||
| Average Time: 17:24.53 Total Time: 1:27:02.64 1-5 Split: 15.60 | ||||
| 6) Matthew Spivey | 17:37.90 | 51 | ||
| 7) Stevie Winiecki | 17:38.50 | 52 | ||
| 5 | South View (NC) | 155 | ||
| 1) Victor Fontanez | 17:10.00 | 7 | ||
| 2) Mason Washington | 17:23.00 | 24 | ||
| 3) Christian Cortazar | 17:24.00 | 26 | ||
| 4) Monquell LeSane | 17:29.00 | 34 | ||
| 5) Chance Goodman | 17:44.70 | 64 | ||
| Average Time: 17:26.14 Total Time: 1:27:10.70 1-5 Split: 34.70 | ||||
| 6) Nathan Davis | 17:59.00 | 95 | ||
| 7) Jordan Anneheim | 18:13.00 | 128 | ||
| 6 | Cardinal Gibbons (NC) | 156 | ||
| 1) Christopher Cortina | 16:46.97 | 3 | ||
| 2) Ethen Lund | 17:13.03 | 9 | ||
| 3) Ben Wendt | 17:18.50 | 15 | ||
| 4) Devin Adas | 17:42.00 | 60 | ||
| 5) Logan Suchniak | 17:47.40 | 69 | ||
| Average Time: 17:21.58 Total Time: 1:26:47.90 1-5 Split: 1:00.43 | ||||
| 6) Anthony Kocur | 17:52.90 | 81 | ||
| 7) Connor Stephens | 17:58.20 | 92 | ||
| 7 | Apex (NC) | 173 | ||
| 1) Austin Lalicker | 17:20.70 | 19 | ||
| 2) Andrew Boland | 17:21.20 | 20 | ||
| 3) Anthony Gavazzi | 17:30.70 | 39 | ||
| 4) Bailey Braswell | 17:32.00 | 42 | ||
| 5) Kyle Joyce | 17:38.50 | 53 | ||
| Average Time: 17:28.62 Total Time: 1:27:23.10 1-5 Split: 17.80 | ||||
| 6) Matt Sholtis | 17:41.90 | 59 | ||
| 7) Nick Gavazzi | 17:44.00 | 63 | ||
| 8 | Chapel Hill (NC) | 231 | ||
| 1) Natnael Romaine | 17:15.00 | 13 | ||
| 2) Agustin Fiorito | 17:37.00 | 48 | ||
| 3) Zach Allen | 17:40.00 | 55 | ||
| 4) Ben Campbell | 17:41.00 | 57 | ||
| 5) Hunter Gray | 17:41.00 | 58 | ||
| Average Time: 17:34.80 Total Time: 1:27:54.00 1-5 Split: 26.00 | ||||
| 6) Ryan Combs | 17:52.00 | 78 | ||
| 7) Max Weintraub | 17:52.00 | 79 | ||
| 9 | Northwest Guilford (NC) | 289 | ||
| 1) Keegan Clary | 17:30.00 | 35 | ||
| 2) Braun Wilson | 17:31.00 | 40 | ||
| 3) Dallin Pool | 17:45.00 | 65 | ||
| 4) William Crandall | 17:46.00 | 67 | ||
| 5) Connor Von Steen | 17:54.62 | 82 | ||
| Average Time: 17:41.32 Total Time: 1:28:26.62 1-5 Split: 24.62 | ||||
| 6) John Drawbraugh | 18:11.00 | 124 | ||
| 7) Danny Greene | 18:12.00 | 127 | ||
| 10 | Lake Norman (NC) | 300 | ||
| 1) Drew Clancy | 17:14.00 | 10 | ||
| 2) Wolfgang Obrecht | 17:45.00 | 66 | ||
| 3) Jack Mueller | 17:49.00 | 73 | ||
| 4) Evan Harris | 17:50.00 | 75 | ||
| 5) Adam Clancy | 17:51.00 | 76 | ||
| Average Time: 17:41.80 Total Time: 1:28:29.00 1-5 Split: 37.00 | ||||
| 6) Greg Torney | 17:59.00 | 93 | ||
| 7) Mason Dupler | 18:09.00 | 115 | ||
| 11 | Myers Park (NC) | 303 | ||
| 1) Mitch Kottkamp | 17:28.00 | 33 | ||
| 2) Michael Ly | 17:35.40 | 45 | ||
| 3) Jex Williams | 17:37.18 | 49 | ||
| 4) Kyle Danner | 17:56.07 | 87 | ||
| 5) Hayden Osburn | 17:57.00 | 89 | ||
| Average Time: 17:42.73 Total Time: 1:28:33.65 1-5 Split: 29.00 | ||||
| 6) Robbie Whittle | 17:58.00 | 90 | ||
| 7) Hank Stichter | 18:06.00 | 107 | ||
| 12 | East Chapel Hill (NC) | 327 | ||
| 1) Ruben Sharp | 17:31.00 | 41 | ||
| 2) Evan Owre | 17:35.00 | 44 | ||
| 3) Lawton Ives | 17:43.00 | 61 | ||
| 4) Jake Kryzewski | 17:55.00 | 83 | ||
| 5) Will Owen | 18:01.00 | 98 | ||
| Average Time: 17:45.00 Total Time: 1:28:45.00 1-5 Split: 30.00 | ||||
| 6) Peter Bevington | 18:01.00 | 99 | ||
| 7) Gerardo Bejarano | 18:16.00 | 134 | ||
| 13 | Weddington High School (NC) | 428 | ||
| 1) Nick Resor | 16:54.90 | 4 | ||
| 2) Colin Love | 17:37.00 | 47 | ||
| 3) Collin Hague | 18:05.00 | 106 | ||
| 4) Garrett Marlowe | 18:11.00 | 123 | ||
| 5) Taylor Lacroix | 18:24.00 | 148 | ||
| Average Time: 17:50.38 Total Time: 1:29:11.90 1-5 Split: 1:29.10 | ||||
| 6) Kyle Hinson | 18:30.31 | 164 | ||
| 7) Lukas Newman | 18:35.00 | 180 | ||
| 14 | Cary Academy (NC) | 446 | ||
| 1) Dylan Lamphier | 17:19.10 | 17 | ||
| 2) Miles Lambert | 17:47.20 | 68 | ||
| 3) Jonathan Kacvinsky | 17:48.00 | 71 | ||
| 4) Justin Chen | 18:01.89 | 101 | ||
| 5) Davis Braswell | 18:37.90 | 189 | ||
| Average Time: 17:54.82 Total Time: 1:29:34.09 1-5 Split: 1:18.80 | ||||
| 6) Will Taber | 18:41.50 | 197 | ||
| 7) Daniel Schulz | 18:41.70 | 199 | ||
| 15 | Pine Forest (NC) | 547 | ||
| 1) Chase Blackwell | 17:55.00 | 84 | ||
| 2) Unique Sumerall | 17:58.00 | 91 | ||
| 3) Orlando Domena | 18:03.00 | 104 | ||
| 4) Austin Kinlaw | 18:11.57 | 126 | ||
| 5) DaShawn Marshall | 18:20.65 | 142 | ||
| Average Time: 18:05.64 Total Time: 1:30:28.22 1-5 Split: 25.65 | ||||
| 6) Mikey Hicks | 18:30.00 | 161 | ||
| 7) Alex Huguley | 18:34.00 | 175 | ||