The Broughton 4x8, led by Mattie Blue and Megan Sullivan, brought home one of the signature performances of the season.

Bre'anna Warren is gunning for her second straight double win, but also battling an opponent who won't even be in the stadium Saturday.

Ragsdale's Xavier Jones has recently surged to the top of the list in the sprints, but he still has to deal with a certain defending champ.

Nora McKiver (T.W. Andrews) has been working the sprints more this season - will it pay off in the hurdles this weekend?

Grace Morken has won 2A titles - a bunch of 2A titles - and she's better this year than she ever was before.

  Talk about balance: only three athletes, male or female, lead more than one event, and no school leads more than 2 relays.

Check out the expression on Blake Dodge's face: that's the realization that she hasn't come close to full potential yet.

Cha'mia Rothwell was the sprints/hurdles star of the 3A meet last year, but she has more competition this time around.

Nikolete Hurrinus has emerged as a contender in the long sprints, which could set up a great battle with the defending 200 champ.

I mean, really, who else was going on the cover?  The question of the week: can anyone in 2A or 4A match Trent Friday's times?

Aminah Ghaffar (Fayetteville Academy) now leads the rankings in four events, including both hurdle races.

Lydia Laws (Western Alamance) will have three shots to add more titles to her indoor long jump championship.

In any other meet, Cardinal Gibbons' great depth would make them a favorite, but at the state meet only the top athletes score.

Sloan Williams and the Winston-Salem Prep girls have impressive stats in the sprint races.

The Cardinal Gibbons girls come out on top here, but will their tremendous depth translate into points on Saturday?

After narrow losses last spring, T.J. Logan and the Northern Guilford boys are ready to run for the championship.

Scenes like this one have been all too familiar at the 1A state meet, and North Rowan hopes they keep repeating.

Can Zach Boone and the Mitchell boys pull out a state title?  The guys from Heide Trask may have something to say about it.

If Jahmaal Daniel improves as much at the state meet as he did last year, he could move Terry Sanford into the #1 spot.

Can you guess which school is the top-ranked non-4A squad, and the only non-4A team in the top 10 overall?

Quote from a rival coach: "Cameron Stinson is good at track."  Yes.  Yes he his.

Nora McKiver (T. W. Andrews) leads the state in the 300 Hurdles as she gears up for her postseason.

Even though she has been dominant for a while, Bre'anna Warren is going to have some real competition in the state meet.

The boys' triple jump is getting extremely competitive, with state leader Steffon Hill (East Henderson) leading the way.

Anna Cockrell (above), Emma Brown, and 4 top-ranked relays have the Providence Day girls in good position.

Isaiah Moore (Cummings) has had a low-key spring so far, but he is showing signs of returning to his top form soon.

Reneazia Collins (Monroe) is one of two female athletes that hold the top spot in three different events.

Trevor Sleight (Carolina Day) continues to dominate the rankings in both the 1600 and 3200.

Four of the top six teams in the current ratings reside in Wake County, with Knightdale holding a narrow lead.

Wakefield's girls lost their county meet to the depth of Southeast Raleigh, but they gained the top spot in the Power Ratings.

If the three big county meets were one, would Amara Bell be able to lead her Southeast Raleigh teammates to the title?

In 2011, the United States won its sixth straight IAAF World Youth title in Lille, France. The 2013 WYC are in Donetsk, Ukraine. The U.S. team will be selected. June 25-26 at the USATF National Youth Championships in Edwardsville, Il. Photo by Image of Sport.

Knightdale's boys have put up some impressive times in three relays, although they have good competition in the rankings.

This past weekend, Durham Academy's Eliza Dekker became the first North Carolina girl to break 5 minutes this season.

Dejah Hayes is the only girl from any classification to have triple-jumped further than 37 feet so far this season.

The boys in black and gold currently lead 3 of the four relays, and you have to bet that they will put up a big 4x2 before long.

This familiar sight from cross country has returned for track season, as Doggett and Ebihara lead Cardinal Gibbons.

Fike's Ian West began defense of his pole vault state title with a PR of 15' 1", putting him in the state lead for all classes.

Anna Cockrell (lane 5) has continued her breakout in the hurdles, and her teammates lead the state in all 4 relays.

Marcus Abraham is just one of the many athletes from this classification that can hang with anyone from the public schools.

Grace Morken and the deep, talented Carrboro distance squad are showing signs of having their best spring yet.

Based on early results, this could be the year that A.J. Tucker earns a double win at the 2A state championship.

Fresh off a huge 3200 in Raleigh, Malia Ellington tops the rankings in three events during her school's first year in 1A.

If he can stay healthy the whole season, Trentavis Friday has a chance to put up some truly impressive times.

ECU signee Aminah Ghaffar could be on pace to win 4 individual state titles this spring, but she has to choose wisely.

Josh Thornburg, defending state champion in the 800, is the early leader in that event as well as in the 400.

In 2011, the United States won its sixth straight IAAF World Youth Championships in Lille, France. The 2013 WYC are just months away in Donetsk, Ukraine. The U.S. team will be selected. June 25-26 at the USATF National Youth Championships in Edwardsville, Il.

The Rams of Northeast Guilford are near the top of the rankings, but not quite at #1.  Can you guess who sits on top?

Strong relays have propelled the Parkland girls into the top spot in this early comparison of team strength & depth.

The best performance of the season so far?  There are several candidates, including the 1600 by Philip Hall (Terry Sanford).

Bre'Anna Warren holds the early lead in both the shot put and the discus, while Parkland's girls control the sprint relays.

In 2011, the United States won its sixth straight IAAF World Youth Championships in Lille, France. The 2013 WYC are just months away in Donetsk, Ukraine. The U.S. team will be selected. June 25-26 at the USATF National Youth Championships in Edwardsville, Il. 

Terry Sanford's Jahmaal Daniel exploded at the end of the 2012 outdoor season, and he has been on a tear ever since.

Already a top long jumper, McMichael's Courtney Crawford could also make some noise in the sprints this spring.

When healthy, Colin Godwin can score more points at the state meet than anyone else, but will that be the case?

Even as the races have gotten more competitive for her, Carboro's Grace Morken continues to win state titles.

Hendersonville's Hailey Cook dominates the throws, and teammate Grant Rivers is the only double leader on the boys' list.

North Mecklenburg's Sabrina Moore is one of many talented sprint contenders, and she is also a top long jumper.

Myquon Stout (Jesse Carson) seeks a repeat outdoor shot put state title, plus he wants to add a championship in the discus.

Anna Cockrell, who moved to Providence Day from Detroit Country Day, led the state in the 55 Hurdles this winter.

Teammates Isaiah Moore and Thomas Jones II provide Cummings with a potent 1-2 scoring punch, starting with the hurdles.

Monroe's Reneazia Collins had a great winter, and she has the potential to win multiple events at the outdoor state meet.

ECU signee Aminah Ghaffar, having won three individual titles last spring, showed signs of improvement this winter.

Wesley Frazier always matches up well against national competition, but sister Ryen is a bit of a wild card in the two mile.

North Carolina has produced strong throwers for several years, and Colin Minor hopes to continue that next year.

Next year, Jordan's Kelsey Perry will try to carry on a family tradition of leading the North Carolina rankings.

Phillip Bryant's tremendous 300 at the state meet catapulted him to the top of the state rankings.

Anna Cockrell (Providence Day, lane 5) is North Carolina's newest hurdle star with her US #6 ranking.

Kaylie Loyd and her Southeast Raleigh teammates have one of the deepest teams in the state.

Knightdale has the deepest team in the classification, but will that be enough to secure another 4A title?