Unlike the girls' rankings, there is a clear #1 on the boys' side...and after that it gets every bit as confusing.
Full, Sortable Individual Rankings
I have a confession to make: I have grown to hate the process of developing subjective, opinion-based rankings. There are so many variables to consider that it becomes almost impossible to differentiate any two closely-ranked runners, unless you limit yourself by setting narrow criteria ahead of time. I have a plan for what I want to do next year, but until then I am going to stick with a simple snapshot from the database. That means these rankings are solely based on times submitted to MileSplit, without any consideration for competition, weather, or course difficulty. You are left to form your own opinion of who "deserves" to be #1, or #10, or #25...
Boys All-Classes Top 25
Top 10 Seniors
| 1. | 15:03.30 | Bakri Abushouk | NC Cary | 2013 | 09/28/2012 | Great American Cross Country Festival |
| 2. | 15:13.30 | Colin Godwin | NC Cary Academy | 2013 | 09/15/2012 | adidas Cross Country Challenge |
| 3. |
15:16.00 |
Trevor Sleight | NC Unattached (NC) | 2013 | 11/24/2012 | Foot Locker South Regional |
| 4. |
15:30.00 |
Dalton Nickel | NC Unattached (NC) | 2013 | 11/24/2012 | Foot Locker South Regional |
| 5. |
15:42.00 |
Chris Reeder | NC Unattached (NC) | 2013 | 11/24/2012 | Foot Locker South Regional |
| 6. |
15:43.00 |
Aj Tucker | NC Unattached (NC) | 2013 | 11/24/2012 | Foot Locker South Regional |
| 7. | 15:48.00 | Tima Karginov | NC Chapel Hill | 2013 | 10/06/2012 | Wendy's Invitational |
| 8. | 15:50.00 | Josh Anderson | NC Watauga | 2013 | 10/27/2012 | NCHSAA 4A West Regional |
| 9. | 15:54.01 | John Crossley | NC West Carteret | 2013 | 11/03/2012 | NCHSAA State Championships |
| 10. | 15:56.00 | Sam Miner | NC East Chapel Hill | 2013 | 10/06/2012 | Wendy's Invitational |
Top 10 Juniors
| 1. |
15:18.00 |
Ian Milder | NC Unattached (NC) | 2014 | 11/24/2012 | Foot Locker South Regional |
| 2. | 15:21.20 | Ben Huffman | NC Providence Day School | 2014 | 09/15/2012 | adidas Cross Country Challenge |
| 3. | 15:22.27 | William Roberson | NC Broughton | 2014 | 09/14/2012 | Trinity/Valkyrie Invitational |
| 4. |
15:24.00 |
Wyatt Maxey | NC Unattached (NC) | 2014 | 11/24/2012 | Foot Locker South Regional |
| 5. | 15:32.00 | Ryan Brady | NC East Chapel Hill | 2014 | 10/06/2012 | Wendy's Invitational |
| 6. | 15:33.60 | Nikolaus Kreiling | NC Jordan | 2014 | 09/15/2012 | adidas Cross Country Challenge |
| 7. | 15:36.00 | Patrick Sheehan | NC Lake Norman | 2014 | 10/06/2012 | Wendy's Invitational |
| 8. | 15:40.00 | John Dalton Rohr | NC Broughton | 2014 | 08/25/2012 | Providence Invitational |
| 9. | 15:50.10 | Asher Smith-Rose | NC Broughton | 2014 | 10/27/2012 | NCHSAA 4A Mideast Regional |
| 10. | 15:59.20 | Tom Nobles | NC Green Hope | 2014 | 09/28/2012 | Great American Cross Country Festival |
Top 10 Sophomores
| 1. | 15:28.30 | Tanis Baldwin | NC East Henderson | 2015 | 11/03/2012 | NCHSAA State Championships |
| 2. | 15:40.00 | Philip Hall | NC Terry Sanford | 2015 | 10/10/2012 | Mid-South Pre-Conference |
| 3. | 16:02.66 | Nick Linder | NC Providence Day School | 2015 | 10/26/2012 | NCISAA State Championships |
| 4. | 16:04.31 | Zach Boone | NC Mitchell | 2015 | 10/13/2012 | NCRunners Elite Cross Country Carnival |
| 5. | 16:04.60 | Parker Lee | NC Fuquay-Varina | 2015 | 10/27/2012 | NCHSAA 4A Mideast Regional |
| 6. | 16:08.08 | Ryan Speer | NC North Raleigh Christian Academy | 2015 | 10/26/2012 | NCISAA State Championships |
| 7. | 16:10.14 | Josh Mitchell | NC Cary Academy | 2015 | 10/26/2012 | NCISAA State Championships |
| 8. | 16:10.21 | Frank Cline | NC Robbinsville | 2015 | 11/03/2012 | NCHSAA State Championships |
| 9. | 16:10.93 | Broderick Bauguess | NC Fred T. Foard | 2015 | 11/03/2012 | NCHSAA State Championships |
| 10. | 16:11.07 | Drew Roeber | NC Chapel Hill | 2015 | 11/03/2012 | NCHSAA State Championships |
Top 10 Freshmen
| 1. | 15:46.43 | Jeremy Brown | NC Broughton | 2016 | 09/14/2012 | Trinity/Valkyrie Invitational |
| 2. | 16:27.10 | Nolan Cook | NC Page | 2016 | 10/27/2012 | NCHSAA 4A Midwest Regional |
| 3. | 16:34.00 | Alex Cornwell | NC Hickory Ridge | 2016 | 10/06/2012 | Wendy's Invitational |
| 4. | 16:38.36 | Zachary Marchinko | NC Carson, Jesse C | 2016 | 11/03/2012 | NCHSAA State Championships |
| 5. | 16:39.75 | Nathan Kemper | NC Lake Norman Charter School | 2016 | 10/13/2012 | NCRunners Elite Cross Country Carnival |
| 6. | 16:41.00 | Javier Alejandro | NC South View | 2016 | 10/17/2012 | Mid-South Conference Championship |
| 7. | 16:48.00 | Tanner Sutter | NC Providence | 2016 | 10/27/2012 | NCHSAA 4A West Regional |
| 8. | 16:53.00 | Stephen Whitehead | NC Northern Nash | 2016 | 10/27/2012 | NCHSAA 3A East Regional |
| 9. | 16:53.74 | Matthew Conner | NC Weddington High School | 2016 | 11/03/2012 | NCHSAA State Championships |
| 10. | 16:54.70 | James Gildard | NC East Chapel Hill | 2016 | 10/27/2012 | NCHSAA 4A Mideast Regional |
Unlike the girls' rankings, there is a clear #1 on the boys' side...and after that it gets every bit as confusing.
Full, Sortable Individual Rankings