The Frosh/Soph race started at the first edition of this meet in 2009 when it was originally known as the 4 Runners Only Invitational. The race was known as the Unofficial JV State Championships and the tradition has carried on ever since. When you look at previous results, the event always forecasts who the top boys and girls in NC would be in years to come.
For ease of access we linked the previous year's full Frosh/Soph results on the year below.
Boys Frosh/Soph Champions
2009 Xiomar Ruckel, South View - 18:19 | High School PR - 15:51
2010 Tom Nobles, Green Hope - 17:15 | High School PR - 15:42
2011 Asher Smith-Rose, Broughton - 16:40 | High School PR - 15:43
2012 Conor Honeycutt, East Rowan - 16:30 | High School PR - 15:53
2013 Mitchell Resor, Weddington - 16:20 | High School PR - 15:23
2014 David Melville, Northern Guilford - 16:50 | Current High School PR - 15:12
2015 John Tatter, RJ Reynolds - 16:28 | Current High School PR - 15:24
2016 Reed Blackman, Green Hope 17:19 | Current High School PR - 16:55
Girls Frosh/Soph Champions
2009 Anna McBride, Davie - 21:14 | High School PR 17:51
2010 Grace Morken, Carrboro - 19:54 | High School PR 18:38
2011 Grace Sullivan, Providence - 19:12 | High School PR - 17:35
2012 Julia Zwierzynski, Green Hope - 19:30 | High School PR - 19:16
2013 Sarah Platek, Ragsdale - 18:06 | Current High School PR - 17:39
2014 Emily Jordan, Green Hope - 19:53 | Current High School PR - 19:19
2015 Lauren Ammons, Sanderson - 19:52 | Current High School PR - 19:28
2016 Shannon Sefton, Panther Creek - 20:38 | Current High School PR - 19:28
Though Blackman and Sefton's times from yesterday don't quiet match up to what we've seen in previous years, the course ran from a minute to minute and a half slower than normal for some athletes. So this might not be the best we've seen from them so far this season for the sophomores. They're certainly amongst good company and they still have a long high school career ahead of them.