Cross Country Preview: NCISAA 1A/2A

Ben Hovis

**As you are reading this article/preview, please keep in mind that it is very likely that the 1A & 2A schools could be split this year. That would pretty much throw all of this out the window, but at least you still get an idea of what each team will look like coming back.

Looking at the girl's NCISAA 1A/2A teams, there appear to be 3 schools that could battle for the top spot. However, with a few schools from South Carolina also in this league, the points are slightly skewed. Spartanburg Day, Westminister Catawba, & Shannon Forest are not included here.

Asheville Christian Academy is the top returning team by the rankings, but only Whitney Thornburg can be found in track results. Whitney has been at the top of the 1A/2A classification for a couple years now and has helped develop a solid team behind her. This team was 2nd last year behind Fayetteville Academy and will obviously be looking for the top spot this coming XC season. Looks like they need to an improved 5th runner to solidify their chances.

Caldwell Academy is led by the talented Taylor Dunn who had the fastest 1600 and 800 this past track season. By these rankings, Caldwell Academy has a good 3 but will need for their 4th and 5th runners to step up this season.

A team that could very well take the top spot after a very good track season is Cary Christian. This team should have a 1, 2, 3, punch that no other school can match, but the question will lie behind them. The trio of Tiffany Hagan, Aundrea Holmes, & Caroline Stogner are going to be up there as proved by all three being among the top-5 returning in the 1600. With a surge from a couple other runners, this team could easily take the 1A/2A title.

The 4th team to keep an eye on is the always competitive Fayetteville Academy. This a team who always finds their way towards the top 3 solid returning girls, they should be once again.


*NOTE: Below the NC rankings are the SC teams that will also compete.

1 NC Asheville Christian Academy 77
  1) Thornburg, Whitney 2011 18:55.00 1
  2) Archerd, Kathleen 2013 21:02.17 12
  3) Newberry, Natalie 2012 21:13.58 15
  4) Baker, Sarah 2011 21:40.83 19
  5) Furman, Caroline 2013 22:51.00 30
  Average Time: 21:08.52 -- Total Time: 1:45:42.58 -- 1-5 Split: 3:56
  6) Miller, Madison 2013 24:55.00 68
  7) Burton, Catherine 2013 25:59.78 86
  8) Park, Meena 2011 26:54.80 --
  9) Barham, Sidney 2013 29:02.37 --
2 NC Caldwell Academy 86
  1) Dunn, Taylor 2011 19:29.00 2
  2) Page, Rebekah 2012 20:32.00 8
  3) Gentry, Marie 2011 21:00.00 11
  4) Thomas, Elizabeth 2012 22:49.00 29
  5) Langmeyer, Jayne 2012 23:08.00 36
  Average Time: 21:23.6 -- Total Time: 1:46:58 -- 1-5 Split: 3:39
  6) Belk, Taylor 2014 23:21.00 39
  7) Avis, Peyton 2013 24:52.10 66
  8) Talavera, Christina 2013 25:19.30 --
  9) King, Amy 2012 27:25.50 --
3 NC Cary Christian School 92
  1) Hagan, Tiffany 2011 19:54.50 3
  2) Holmes, Aundrea 2012 20:07.00 4
  3) Stogner, Caroline 2014 21:04.00 13
  4) Van Deventer, Laurie 2013 22:14.00 24
  5) Bolick, Ashley 2011 24:04.00 48
  Average Time: 21:28.7 -- Total Time: 1:47:23.5 -- 1-5 Split: 4:09.5
  6) Miller, Maggie 2012 25:52.00 81
  7) Wiggins, Rebecca 2011 27:16.00 100
4 NC Fayetteville Academy 123
  1) Floyd, Laura 2011 20:32.00 9
  2) Stewart, Sarah 2011 20:34.00 10
  3) Morgan, Mary Kate 2014 21:12.80 14
  4) Henry, Nora 2015 23:06.00 34
  5) Malone, Isis 2011 24:27.00 56
  Average Time: 21:58.36 -- Total Time: 1:49:51.8 -- 1-5 Split: 3:55
  6) Sanborn, Mallory 2012 24:54.10 67
  7) Keener, Jessie 2015 26:57.00 97
5 NC Village Christian Academy 148
  1) Stephenson, Kristen 2012 20:10.00 5
  2) LaNeve, Caitlin 2013 22:24.00 25
  3) Morrison, Hannah 2013 22:36.00 26
  4) Wirt, Madison 2013 23:28.00 41
  5) LeNeve, Caitlin 2013 24:12.00 51
  Average Time: 22:34 -- Total Time: 1:52:50 -- 1-5 Split: 4:02
  6) LaNeve, Cailtin 2013 24:49.96 62
  7) Dodson, Jennifer 2013 25:35.50 74
  8) Kendziera, Emily 2013 27:14.00 --
6 NC Cape Fear Academy 150
  1) Raney, Margaret 2011 20:16.00 6
  2) Massey, Emma 2011 22:02.00 23
  3) Lensch, Rachel 2013 22:58.00 32
  4) Baeumer, Charlotte 2011 23:37.00 43
  5) Kablouti, Anisa 2011 24:00.00 46
  Average Time: 22:34.6 -- Total Time: 1:52:53 -- 1-5 Split: 3:44
  6) Falor, Leah 2013 24:26.00 55
  7) Williams, Sarah 2011 25:43.00 78
  8) Zimmer, Lindsey 2013 25:52.00 --
  9) Liverman, Ellen 2015 29:35.74 --
7 NC Faith Christian School 195
  1) Moore, Madison 2013 21:34.00 17
  2) Caroline, Leland 2011 22:42.00 27
  3) Stallings, Stephanie 2014 23:15.00 37
  4) Belton, Erin 2011 23:29.00 42
  5) Allen, Taylor 2014 25:16.00 72
  Average Time: 23:15.2 -- Total Time: 1:56:16 -- 1-5 Split: 3:42
8 NC Westchester Country Day School 236
  1) Councill, Claire 2013 21:52.00 21
  2) Goho, Avery 2013 22:44.00 28
  3) Fariss, Mary Marshall 2013 24:00.00 45
  4) Thomas, Emma 2013 24:51.00 63
  5) Ingram, Meghan 2013 25:49.00 79
  Average Time: 23:51.2 -- Total Time: 1:59:16 -- 1-5 Split: 3:57
9 NC Gaston Christian School 276
  1) Moore, Ashley 2013 21:38.00 18
  2) Ellington, Anna 2013 23:17.00 38
  3) Whitesides, Jordan 2011 24:29.00 57
  4) Green, Brittney 2012 25:00.00 70
  5) Mcgraw, Caroline 2011 26:35.70 93
  Average Time: 24:11.94 -- Total Time: 2:0:59.7 -- 1-5 Split: 4:57.7
10 NC SouthLake Christian Academy 336
  1) Spano, Bethany 2012 20:21.50 7
  2) Bansek, Kelsey 2013 24:12.00 50
  3) Menzel, Elizabet 2013 24:52.00 64
  4) Middleton, Faith 2013 29:52.98 107
  5) Barker, Madison 2011 30:49.76 108
  Average Time: 26:01.65 -- Total Time: 2:10:08.24 -- 1-5 Split: 10:28.26
  6) Richardson, Alli 2012 36:19.92 110
11 NC The Oakwood School 340
  1) Sokolovic, Casey 2015 24:16.00 52
  2) Tucci, Erin 2015 24:49.00 61
  3) Garrison, Bethany 2015 24:52.00 65
  4) Rodriguez, Rebecca 2013 25:49.00 80
  5) Nieto-Rickenbach, Olivia 2015 25:55.00 82
  Average Time: 25:08.2 -- Total Time: 2:5:41 -- 1-5 Split: 1:39
  6) Mori-Chavez, Carla 2012 27:52.00 105
12 NC Fayetteville Christian School 346
  1) Jenkins, MaeAnn 2014 24:20.00 53
  2) Correa, Rachael 2015 24:31.00 58
  3) Rosero, Isabel 2014 24:44.00 60
  4) Newman, Taylor 2014 24:56.00 69
  5) Ives, Kelsey 2011 28:37.00 106
  Average Time: 25:25.6 -- Total Time: 2:7:08 -- 1-5 Split: 4:17
13 NC Gaston Day School 380
  1) Dunning, Rosemary 2012 24:08.30 49
  2) Whalen, Mckenzie 2013 24:37.00 59
  3) Voss, Jane 2013 25:58.00 84
  4) Modlin, Grace 2012 26:18.00 89
  5) Kaur, Noor 2013 27:13.50 99
  Average Time: 25:38.96 -- Total Time: 2:8:14.8 -- 1-5 Split: 3:05.2
  6) Cole, Ida Jane 2012 27:37.40 102
  7) Current, Shelton 2011 27:41.80 103
  8) Jane Cole, Ida 2012 29:01.00 --
  9) Sanchez, Natalia 2012 29:08.00 --
  10) Maier, Caroline 2013 30:36.70 --
14 NC High Point Christian Academy 396
  1) Cliff, Abby 2011 23:38.00 44
  2) Mathis, Madison 2014 25:36.00 75
  3) Love, Jackie 2015 25:42.00 77
  4) Auman, Abby 2015 26:46.00 96
  5) Hale, Courtney 2012 27:51.00 104
  Average Time: 25:54.6 -- Total Time: 2:9:33 -- 1-5 Split: 4:13
 
Less Than Five Elite Runners
15 NC O'Neal School NTS
  1) Manning, Mulloy 2014 21:57.00 22
  2) Godbey, Alana 2012 24:24.00 54
  3) Wilkinson, Micaela 2014 25:39.00 76
  4) Everett, Leslea 2013 26:27.00 92
16 NC Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill NTS
  1) Holland, Kate 2011 23:07.00 35
  2) Spencer, Sarah 2013 26:01.00 87
  3) Barnett, Emily 2012 27:19.00 101
17 NC Kerr-Vance Academy NTS
  1) Mabry, Addison 2015 25:02.00 71
  2) Lopez, Brittney 2013 26:46.00 95
  3) Teeter, Logan 2011 27:03.00 98
18 NC Wayne Christian School NTS
  1) Foster, Christina 2011 26:25.00 91
  2) Kennedy, Kayla 2011 26:36.00 94
  3) Matthews, Morgan 2013 32:22.00 109
19 NC Carolina Day School NTS
  1) Sleight, Hannah 2011 21:47.00 20
  2) Newcomb, Rachel 2011 22:52.00 31
20 NC Hobgood Academy NTS
  1) Duke, April 2014 23:26.00 40
  2) Medford, Megan 2014 24:02.00 47
21 NC Metrolina Christian Academy NTS
  1) Kenley, Lauren 2015 26:20.00 90
  2) Peil, Jordyn 2014 38:13.00 111

 

1 SC Spartanburg Day School 28
  1) Holcomb, Elizabeth 2014 21:14.00 1
  2) Oakes, Ashley 2013 22:39.00 2
  3) Holub, Erin 2012 24:19.00 6
  4) Cooley, Rachel 2011 24:31.00 7
  5) Tiller, Louise 2011 26:57.00 12
  Average Time: 23:56 -- Total Time: 1:59:40 -- 1-5 Split: 5:43
2 SC Westminister Catawba Christian School 38
  1) Fields, Kelsie 2013 23:30.40 3
  2) Oedewaldt, Bailey 2014 24:08.00 5
  3) Vanderlip, Kathleen 2013 25:38.00 9
  4) Bundy, Miah 2014 25:54.00 10
  5) Cotten, Nikki 2013 26:00.00 11
  Average Time: 25:02.08 -- Total Time: 2:5:10.4 -- 1-5 Split: 2:29.6
  6) Hensley, Katie 2015 27:05.90 13
  7) Shepard, Sydney 2015 27:26.00 14
  8) Owens, Lauren 2014 28:50.31 --
  9) Yandel, Morgan 2015 29:25.46 --
  10) Shannon, Kara 2015 30:59.00 --
 
Less Than Five Elite Runners
3 SC Shannon Forest NTS
  1) chowns, zoe 2015 23:37.00 4
  2) sanders, caroline 2014 25:37.00 8



Last year the individual title was won by Caitlin Selle of Westminister Catawba in Rock Hill, SC. However, she has now graduated and left a group of girls to possibly battle for the individual title.

Taylor Dunn of Caldwell Academy ran 5:25 and 2:25 this past track season and was 2nd at last year's XC state meet. She also ran an 11:52 but lost to Whitney Thornburg of Asheville Christian at the state track meet. Whitney is definitely a challenger for this title as she was 3rd, just 7 seconds behind Taylor, at the 2009 meet. These two will most likely have another close battle for the title this coming season. Hopefully both girls will be competing at the early season meet which will be held on the state meet course. It would be nice to get a preview of the state meet.

Honestly, three Cary Christian girls could all come in somewhere in the next few and could even battle it out with Taylor and Whitney for the title. This is why I give the Cary Christian girls the slight edge for the team title because they could put 3 in the top 5!

A few other names to look out for include: American Hebrew Academy's Micaela Naebryf, Kristen Stephenson of Village Christian, & Lauren Floyd and Sarah Stewart of Fayetteville Academy.
 

1. 18:55.00 Whitney Thornburg NC Asheville Christian Academy 2011 11/28/2009 Foot Locker South Regional
2. 19:29.00 Taylor Dunn NC Caldwell Academy 2011 09/19/2009 Reebok Wolfpack High School Cross Country Invitational
*** MILESPLIT US SECOND TEAM ELITE 19:45.00 ***
  3. 19:54.50 Tiffany Hagan NC Cary Christian School 2011 10/03/2009 Hagan Stone Classic
  4. 20:07.00 Aundrea Holmes NC Cary Christian School 2012 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships
  5. 20:10.00 Kristen Stephenson NC Village Christian Academy 2012 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships
  6. 20:16.00 Margaret Raney NC Cape Fear Academy 2011 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships
  7. 20:21.50 Bethany Spano NC SouthLake Christian Academy 2012 09/26/2009 Greensboro XC Invitational
  8. 20:32.00 Laura Floyd NC Fayetteville Academy 2011 09/19/2009 Reebok Wolfpack High School Cross Country Invitational
  9. 20:32.00 Rebekah Page NC Caldwell Academy 2012 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships
  10. 20:34.00 Sarah Stewart NC Fayetteville Academy 2011 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships
  11. 21:00.00 Marie Gentry NC Caldwell Academy 2011 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships
  12. 21:02.17 Kathleen Archerd NC Asheville Christian Academy 2013 10/14/2009 United Way Unifour Cross Country Invitational
  13. 21:04.00 Caroline Stogner NC Cary Christian School 2014 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships
  14. 21:12.80 Mary Kate Morgan NC Fayetteville Academy 2014 10/03/2009 Hagan Stone Classic
  15. 21:13.58 Natalie Newberry NC Asheville Christian Academy 2012 10/14/2009 United Way Unifour Cross Country Invitational



The team title for the boys looks like a no-brainer as Asheville Christian has less than half of the 2nd place team's points. Will that stand? Only time will tell. This does appear, however, to be a team destined for a great season with their entire top 5 returning from a season ago. Last year they were 2nd by a mere 9 points to Fayetteville Academy, who lost a lot behind their #1, Robert Maughan.

The one negative for Asheville Christian is their lack of depth. But, truthfully this could be said for most of the teams in this classification.

By the rankings, the next team is High Point Christian Academy who comes in with a solid 6 guys. This is a team that jumped on the radar last year and finished in 3rd place at the state meet.

Behind these teams will be a large number of teams looking to close the many gaps they have in their scoring 5. Teams like Calvary Baptist, Spatanburg Day, Fayetteville Christian, Cary Christian, and Carolina Day could be surprise teams if they see improvement from a few scoring boys.

One last team to mention is the team from Cape Fear Academy. Their returning top 5 form a nice little pack which can often do a lot of damage at a state meet. If these boys have spent the summer together, improving, then watch for them to be competing for as high as 2nd place, too.


* Below the NC rankings are the SC rankings

1 NC Asheville Christian Academy 50
  1) Thornburg, Josh 2013 17:05.00 6
  2) McDonald, Lawson 2011 17:07.49 7
  3) Hedrick, Blake 2011 17:17.76 8
  4) Pierce, Sully 2013 17:37.00 11
  5) Long, Derek 2012 18:04.68 18
  Average Time: 17:26.39 -- Total Time: 1:27:11.93 -- 1-5 Split: 59.68
  6) Parris, Jordan 2013 24:02.85 120
2 NC High Point Christian Academy 102
  1) Flater, Connor 2013 17:34.00 10
  2) Loy, David 2014 17:43.00 12
  3) Cliff, Will 2014 18:26.00 21
  4) Pack, Davis 2012 18:53.00 29
  5) Gabriel, Trent 2011 18:55.00 30
  Average Time: 18:18.2 -- Total Time: 1:31:31 -- 1-5 Split: 1:21
  6) Zente, Austen 2014 18:57.00 31
3 NC Calvary Baptist High School 144
  1) Morgan, Scott 2011 15:21.00 1
  2) Boone, Brian 2011 18:35.00 23
  3) Cobb, Gordon 2011 18:37.00 24
  4) Hutcherson, Jake 2013 19:13.00 39
  5) Jamison, Robert 2011 20:13.00 57
  Average Time: 18:23.8 -- Total Time: 1:31:59 -- 1-5 Split: 4:52
  6) Litchtefeld, Alex 2011 21:17.00 89
4 NC Fayetteville Christian School 159
  1) Crawford, Josh 2012 16:50.23 5
  2) Powell, Ben 2014 17:54.00 14
  3) Clark, Kevin 2013 19:05.00 38
  4) Alspach, Brendan 2013 19:34.00 47
  5) Perkins, Austin 2012 20:07.78 55
  Average Time: 18:42.2 -- Total Time: 1:33:31.01 -- 1-5 Split: 3:17.55
  6) Lockart, Josh 2012 20:20.76 63
  7) Lancaster, Hayden 2011 20:30.00 70
  8) Crawford, Austin 2014 21:34.81 --
  9) Clark, Andrew 2012 22:19.08 --
  10) McMillan, Sammie 2014 22:33.45 --
5 NC Cape Fear Academy 178
  1) Snyder, Alan 2011 18:40.00 26
  2) Maynard, Michael 2011 18:52.00 28
  3) Looney, JJ 2011 19:00.00 35
  4) Stone, Adam 2013 19:13.00 40
  5) Leighton, Ryan 2012 19:37.00 49
  Average Time: 19:04.4 -- Total Time: 1:35:22 -- 1-5 Split: 57.00
  6) Ellis, Kav 2011 20:14.00 58
  7) Mercer, Worth 2013 20:55.00 83
  8) Freeman, Jere 2014 21:12.19 --
  9) Rosenberg, Adam 2012 21:19.60 --
  10) Quarton, Tom 2012 22:21.00 --
6 NC Cary Christian School 185
  1) Mintz, Bobby 2011 15:41.00 2
  2) Jezioranski, Daniel 2012 17:51.00 13
  3) Johnson, Gabe 2013 18:06.00 19
  4) Duncan, Bobby 2011 18:32.00 22
  5) Gracieux, David 2011 25:00.00 129
  Average Time: 19:02 -- Total Time: 1:35:10 -- 1-5 Split: 9:19
7 NC Caldwell Academy 189
  1) Gooding, Clay 2011 17:29.00 9
  2) Bell, Benjamin 2011 18:58.00 32
  3) North, Jacob 2011 19:01.00 36
  4) Beck, Aaron 2011 20:04.00 53
  5) Humphrey, Luke 2015 20:16.00 59
  Average Time: 19:09.6 -- Total Time: 1:35:48 -- 1-5 Split: 2:47
  6) Gooding, Cameron 2015 20:21.00 64
  7) Thurmond, Marshall 2014 20:41.00 78
  8) Watson, Alex 2011 20:43.60 --
  9) Avis, Reece 2011 22:31.70 --
  10) Bell, Jonathan 2013 22:42.40 --
8 NC Carolina Day School 200
  1) Sleight, Trevor 2013 16:23.00 3
  2) Graham, Will 2011 17:54.00 15
  3) McMillan, Cameron 2014 18:00.00 17
  4) Joura, Evan 2011 20:34.00 72
  5) Haske, Tomo 2015 21:40.00 93
  Average Time: 18:54.2 -- Total Time: 1:34:31 -- 1-5 Split: 5:17
  6) Haske, Dylan 2012 21:41.00 94
  7) Paul, Isaac 2011 24:12.00 124
9 NC Gaston Day School 294
  1) Harris, Will 2013 18:23.00 20
  2) Carstarphen, Ben 2012 19:52.00 51
  3) Oksen, Will 2012 20:33.50 71
  4) Haynes, James 2013 20:35.00 73
  5) Porter, Blake 2011 20:48.00 79
  Average Time: 20:02.3 -- Total Time: 1:40:11.5 -- 1-5 Split: 2:25
  6) Moncure, Bram 2013 21:23.00 90
  7) Kerns, Wil 2012 22:51.00 103
  8) Haynes, Harrison 2013 23:24.10 --
  9) Chowdury, Austin 2011 23:48.80 --
  10) Moss, Jarvis 2012 24:25.00 --
10 NC O'Neal School 294
  1) Puleo, Austin 2012 17:57.00 16
  2) Davies, Evan 2012 19:19.00 42
  3) Maynor, Ian 2013 19:27.00 44
  4) Viskovich, Zeb 2012 20:16.00 60
  5) Andrews, Dylan 2015 26:59.00 132
  Average Time: 20:47.6 -- Total Time: 1:43:58 -- 1-5 Split: 9:02
  6) Lucas, Jack 2013 27:15.30 133
  7) Hager, Josh 2015 31:13.20 137
11 NC Village Christian Academy 341
  1) Jernigan, Steven 2014 19:34.00 45
  2) Epps, Daniel 2011 19:43.00 50
  3) Bumgardner, Ryan 2011 19:56.00 52
  4) Arneson, Evan 2011 20:26.18 66
  5) Bonner, Darryl 2013 24:55.57 128
  Average Time: 20:54.95 -- Total Time: 1:44:34.75 -- 1-5 Split: 5:21.57
12 NC Kerr-Vance Academy 357
  1) Allen, John 2011 18:39.00 25
  2) Dickerson, Cam 2011 20:28.00 68
  3) Smith, Devonne 2011 20:51.00 81
  4) Commee, Justin 2011 21:10.00 86
  5) Bell, Kevin 2012 22:33.00 97
  Average Time: 20:44.2 -- Total Time: 1:43:41 -- 1-5 Split: 3:54
  6) Dorrance, Jake 2011 22:42.00 99
13 NC Westchester Country Day School 362
  1) Anderson, Chris 2012 19:03.00 37
  2) Moore, Will 2014 19:34.00 46
  3) Green, Jeff 2013 20:35.00 74
  4) Vandeplancke, Luke 2012 21:39.00 92
  5) Caffey, Aaron 2011 23:40.00 113
  Average Time: 20:54.2 -- Total Time: 1:44:31 -- 1-5 Split: 4:37
  6) Henley, Bo 2015 28:14.00 134
14 NC Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill 388
  1) Young, Will 2015 18:59.00 34
  2) James, Andrew 2012 20:18.00 61
  3) Schmidt, Thomas 2014 20:18.00 62
  4) Deimler, Trey 2012 23:08.00 108
  5) Kowalski, Christian 2013 24:11.00 123
  Average Time: 21:22.8 -- Total Time: 1:46:54 -- 1-5 Split: 5:12
15 NC Cresset Christian Academy 405
  1) Aiken, Thomas 2011 20:23.00 65
  2) Davis, Thomas 2014 20:39.00 76
  3) Baek, Jongbin 2011 20:49.00 80
  4) Xu, Wenbo 2011 21:14.00 88
  5) Yeyeodu, David 2013 22:18.00 96
  Average Time: 21:04.6 -- Total Time: 1:45:23 -- 1-5 Split: 1:55
  6) Ladd, Jake 2013 23:41.00 114
16 NC Fayetteville Academy 405
  1) Maughan, Robert 2011 16:31.00 4
  2) Neumann, Frederic 2011 20:08.00 56
  3) Ainolhayat, Andres 2012 22:56.00 105
  4) Earla, Bhargav 2014 23:50.60 118
  5) Holmes, Coker 2012 24:07.70 122
  Average Time: 21:30.66 -- Total Time: 1:47:33.3 -- 1-5 Split: 7:36.7
17 NC Wayne Christian School 417
  1) Jones, Connor 2014 18:49.00 27
  2) Sawyer, Mark 2012 19:35.00 48
  3) garner, william 2013 22:58.00 106
  4) Swets, David 2015 23:45.00 117
  5) Sullivan, Nick 2013 23:59.00 119
  Average Time: 21:49.2 -- Total Time: 1:49:06 -- 1-5 Split: 5:10
  6) Laramee, Matthew 2011 26:29.00 131
18 NC Gaston Christian School 458
  1) Parker, David 2011 20:52.00 82
  2) Hays, Patrick 2011 21:06.00 84
  3) Anthony, William 2015 21:10.50 87
  4) Davis, Hunter 2013 22:48.00 101
  5) Keiser, Parks 2015 22:52.40 104
  Average Time: 21:45.78 -- Total Time: 1:48:48.9 -- 1-5 Split: 2:00.4
  6) Thompson, Dylan 2012 24:50.50 127
  7) Sutton, Chris 2011 25:58.20 130
  8) Luckey, Justin 2012 26:53.35 --
  9) Ballard, Trey 2015 28:04.70 --
  10) Mills, Brad 2013 31:50.78 --
19 NC United Faith Christian Academy 493
  1) Leimer, Paul 2014 20:37.00 75
  2) Noto, Alex 2013 21:24.00 91
  3) Best, Jerrod 2015 22:48.62 102
  4) Riggins, Eric 2013 23:16.00 109
  5) Warren, David 2012 23:43.00 116
  Average Time: 22:21.72 -- Total Time: 1:51:48.62 -- 1-5 Split: 3:06
20 NC The Oakwood School 537
  1) Barondes, Daniel 2014 22:39.00 98
  2) Reed, Nick 2011 22:42.00 100
  3) Mossman, Eric 2012 23:01.00 107
  4) Sokolovic, Conner 2012 23:20.00 111
  5) Grootveld, Arick 2015 24:07.00 121
  Average Time: 23:09.8 -- Total Time: 1:55:49 -- 1-5 Split: 1:28
  6) Johnson, Luke 2015 24:24.00 125
  7) Tennison, Mark 2012 24:50.00 126
 
Less Than Five Elite Runners
21 NC Flora MacDonald Academy NTS
  1) Jacobs, Justin 2014 21:07.00 85
  2) Townsend, Ethan 2012 23:34.00 112
  3) Nantz, Rodney 2016 30:21.00 135
  4) Durkey, Scott 2012 30:33.00 136
22 NC Faith Christian School NTS
  1) Oxendine, Jarick 2011 18:58.00 33
  2) Marshall, Josiah 2012 20:07.00 54
  3) Lewis, Jake 2011 23:43.00 115
23 NC Metrolina Christian Academy NTS
  1) Stokey, Aaron 2013 20:27.00 67
  2) Melton, Will 2013 20:40.00 77
  3) Kittrell, Jonathan 2013 31:31.00 138
24 NC American Hebrew Academy NTS
  1) Sullivan, John 2012 19:25.00 43
  2) Ayal, Alex 2012 21:50.00 95
25 NC SouthLake Christian Academy NTS
  1) Rikard, Andrew 2013 20:29.40 69
  2) Kvilhaug, Tom 2013 23:16.20 110
1 SC Spartanburg Day School 15
  1) Parrott, Sam 2011 17:23.00 1
  2) McBride, Harry 2014 18:33.00 2
  3) Duesterhaus, Keegan 2012 19:02.00 3
  4) Freeman, Jamie 2011 19:40.00 4
  5) Reel, John Toliver 2011 19:40.00 5
  Average Time: 18:51.6 -- Total Time: 1:34:18 -- 1-5 Split: 2:17
  6) Reel, Rainsford 2013 20:42.00 8
  7) Holcomb, Corey 2011 20:42.00 9
  8) Greer, Dalton 2013 20:47.00 --
  9) Lewson, Ben 2013 21:40.00 --
  10) Gillespie, Mason 2012 22:02.00 --
 
Less Than Five Elite Runners
2 SC Westminister Catawba Christian School NTS
  1) Childress, Hayden 2013 20:38.00 6
  2) Wentworth, Jd 2011 20:40.00 7
  3) McCutchen, Zach 2014 21:57.98 10
  4) Basha, Luke 2011 22:47.21 11



The individual title should be one of the most exciting races in any classification, public or private, this year. Not only will it most likely be a close race, but it should also prove to be extremely fast. Scott Morgan of Calvary Baptist and Bobby Mintz of Cary Christian are two of the top returning runners in the state of NC, it just so happens they go to a couple pretty small schools.

These two boys are very familiar with one another, so both know what to expect heading into the season. Here are the personal bests for both runners, and know that Scott is the defending XC state champ.

Scott Morgan, Calvary Baptist
1600 - 4:15.09
3200 - 9:21.93
5k - 15:21.00

Bobby Mintz, Cary Christian
800 - 1:57.70
1600m - 4:15.01
3200 - 9:17.47
5k - 15:41.00

There are other talented runners in this classification, don't get me wrong. One youngster to look out for is rising sophomore, Trevor Sleight of Carolina Day. Trevor is very good, running 16:23 as a 9th grader along with a 9:57 3200m. Robert Maughan of Fayetteville Academy also has run under 10:00 and has been near the top of the classification for his entire career. Finally, Josh Crawford from Fayetteville Christian went 4:37 and boasts a PR of 16:31. He is also one to watch.

1. 15:21.00 Scott Morgan NC Calvary Baptist High School 2011 11/28/2009 Foot Locker South Regional
2. 15:41.00 Bobby Mintz NC Cary Christian School 2011 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships
*** MILESPLIT US FIRST TEAM ELITE 15:45.00 ***
3. 16:23.00 Trevor Sleight NC Carolina Day School 2013 11/28/2009 Foot Locker South Regional
*** MILESPLIT US SECOND TEAM ELITE 16:30.00 ***
  4. 16:31.00 Robert Maughan NC Fayetteville Academy 2011 09/19/2009 Reebok Wolfpack High School Cross Country Invitational
  5. 16:50.23 Josh Crawford NC Fayetteville Christian School 2012 09/11/2009 adidas Seahawk Invitational
  6. 17:05.00 Josh Thornburg NC Asheville Christian Academy 2013 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships
  7. 17:07.49 Lawson McDonald NC Asheville Christian Academy 2011 10/14/2009 United Way Unifour Cross Country Invitational
  8. 17:17.76 Blake Hedrick NC Asheville Christian Academy 2011 10/14/2009 United Way Unifour Cross Country Invitational
  9. 17:29.00 Clay Gooding NC Caldwell Academy 2011 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships
  10. 17:34.00 Connor Flater NC High Point Christian Academy 2013 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships
  11. 17:37.00 Sully Pierce NC Asheville Christian Academy 2013 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships
  12. 17:43.00 David Loy NC High Point Christian Academy 2014 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships
  13. 17:51.00 Daniel Jezioranski NC Cary Christian School 2012 09/19/2009 Reebok Wolfpack High School Cross Country Invitational
  14. 17:54.00 Ben Powell NC Fayetteville Christian School 2014 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships
  15. 17:54.00 Will Graham NC Carolina Day School 2011 10/30/2009 NCISAA Cross Country State Championships