Athletes like these three powered the best girls program of the last 7 year, whichever way you choose to look at it.
Through the All-Classes Pre-Season Rankings process, I have occasionally mentioned the top teams of the last 7 years (which I jokingly call "the NCRunners Era," because that's how long the site has been around). Those rankings were determined by accumulated 5K times, or in other words by simply taking the top 7 runners over that period and scoring them as a team against all the other programs in the state. However, in the last week MileSplit has released a new stat feature, which can be accessed from the XC Team Rankings option on the Stats page. This new composite ranking takes into account track times from the previous season as well as returning cross country times, and it evaluates the returning 5K times for various splits (1-5 split, 1-4 split, etc.). Teams are given points according to where they rank in the state in each category, and then the points are averaged to get the final value (lowest score is best, just like a cross country meet). So, below are the top 10 programs over the last 7 years, using both methods of ranking them.
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Top 10 Girls Programs by Accumulated 5K Times (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Green Hope (NC) | 137 | ||
| 1) Maura McDonnell | 17:56.70 | 16 | ||
| 2) Erica Amatori | 17:58.70 | 17 | ||
| 3) Lauren Colberg | 17:59.90 | 18 | ||
| 4) Olivia Enright | 18:24.29 | 37 | ||
| 5) Jessica Rossabi | 18:31.62 | 49 | ||
| Average Time: 18:10.24 Total Time: 1:30:51.21 1-5 Split: 34.92 | ||||
| 6) Kristen Lospinoso | 18:34.38 | 54 | ||
| 7) Sarah Alexander | 18:41.62 | 75 | ||
| 2 | Cardinal Gibbons (NC) | 154 | ||
| 1) Sarah Rapp | 17:55.00 | 13 | ||
| 2) Mary Grace Doggett | 17:56.50 | 15 | ||
| 3) Sophie Ebihara | 18:06.80 | 25 | ||
| 4) Heather Beichner | 18:10.00 | 29 | ||
| 5) Rachel Bartolomeo | 18:40.00 | 72 | ||
| Average Time: 18:09.66 Total Time: 1:30:48.30 1-5 Split: 45.00 | ||||
| 6) Molly Baker | 18:52.00 | 104 | ||
| 7) Halsey Merritt | 19:03.00 | 141 | ||
| 3 | T.C. Roberson (NC) | 167 | ||
| 1) Laura Hoer | 17:49.81 | 9 | ||
| 2) Brooke Gordon | 17:51.34 | 12 | ||
| 3) Lily Anderson | 18:24.07 | 36 | ||
| 4) Sarah Hope | 18:29.00 | 44 | ||
| 5) Marie Mauhar | 18:38.00 | 66 | ||
| Average Time: 18:14.44 Total Time: 1:31:12.22 1-5 Split: 48.19 | ||||
| 6) Caroline Kirby | 18:39.00 | 69 | ||
| 7) Zoe Dubin | 18:44.74 | 86 | ||
| 4 | Ardrey Kell (NC) | 320 | ||
| 1) Kaitlyn Kramer | 17:48.00 | 7 | ||
| 2) Sydney Foreman | 17:50.00 | 10 | ||
| 3) Sydney Teague | 18:47.00 | 96 | ||
| 4) Samantha Teague | 18:51.00 | 102 | ||
| 5) Caitlin Bucksbaum | 18:52.00 | 105 | ||
| Average Time: 18:25.60 Total Time: 1:32:08.00 1-5 Split: 1:04.00 | ||||
| 6) Abby Brooks | 19:08.00 | 154 | ||
| 7) Aleisha Murrell | 19:08.44 | 155 | ||
| 5 | Mount Tabor (NC) | 323 | ||
| 1) Kayla Montgomery | 17:55.00 | 14 | ||
| 2) Courtney Whittington | 18:15.00 | 31 | ||
| 3) Margaret Leak | 18:32.00 | 51 | ||
| 4) Vanessa Bateson | 18:35.56 | 57 | ||
| 5) Courtney Bowen | 19:14.00 | 170 | ||
| Average Time: 18:30.31 Total Time: 1:32:31.56 1-5 Split: 1:19.00 | ||||
| 6) Samantha Campanaro | 19:19.00 | 184 | ||
| 7) Anna Gervasi | 19:19.95 | 185 | ||
| 6 | West Johnston (NC) | 364 | ||
| 1) Maraya Slatter | 18:37.00 | 61 | ||
| 2) Lauren Pollard | 18:38.00 | 67 | ||
| 3) Dakota Foskey | 18:41.00 | 74 | ||
| 4) Ashley Matthews | 18:42.00 | 77 | ||
| 5) Kelly Montague | 18:44.00 | 85 | ||
| Average Time: 18:40.40 Total Time: 1:33:22.00 1-5 Split: 07.00 | ||||
| 6) Becca Meshaw | 18:53.00 | 110 | ||
| 7) Scarlett Beamon | 19:11.00 | 163 | ||
| 7 | Myers Park (NC) | 365 | ||
| 1) Sonia Payerpaj | 18:28.96 | 43 | ||
| 2) Becca Deloache | 18:35.00 | 55 | ||
| 3) Emily Zizzi | 18:43.00 | 83 | ||
| 4) Allison Hofmann | 18:46.00 | 91 | ||
| 5) Alexa Gellman | 18:47.00 | 93 | ||
| Average Time: 18:39.99 Total Time: 1:33:19.96 1-5 Split: 18.04 | ||||
| 6) Meg Greene | 19:04.00 | 144 | ||
| 7) Hannah Henderson | 19:07.00 | 151 | ||
| 8 | East Chapel Hill (NC) | 386 | ||
| 1) Carolyn Baskir | 17:14.00 | 2 | ||
| 2) Pegah Kamrani | 17:47.30 | 6 | ||
| 3) Alison Smith | 18:30.02 | 47 | ||
| 4) Caitie Safrit | 19:11.22 | 164 | ||
| 5) Claire Gildard | 19:13.00 | 167 | ||
| Average Time: 18:23.11 Total Time: 1:31:55.54 1-5 Split: 1:59.00 | ||||
| 6) Nina Pande | 19:15.80 | 173 | ||
| 7) Elsbeth Grant | 19:28.00 | 211 | ||
| 9 | Watauga (NC) | 397 | ||
| 1) Darby Middlebrook | 17:35.00 | 4 | ||
| 2) Hannah Barbour | 18:37.00 | 62 | ||
| 3) Madison Harman | 18:42.00 | 81 | ||
| 4) Doria Kosmala | 18:56.72 | 122 | ||
| 5) Christina Kanagy | 19:00.00 | 128 | ||
| Average Time: 18:34.14 Total Time: 1:32:50.72 1-5 Split: 1:25.00 | ||||
| 6) Kayla Schneider | 19:05.00 | 147 | ||
| 7) Hailey Middlebrook | 19:23.00 | 192 | ||
| 10 | Broughton (NC) | 422 | ||
| 1) Megan Sullivan | 17:48.03 | 8 | ||
| 2) Kelsey Moore | 18:35.49 | 56 | ||
| 3) Mattie Blue | 18:42.00 | 78 | ||
| 4) Timmons Williams | 18:57.19 | 123 | ||
| 5) Kyndal Boykin | 19:09.00 | 157 | ||
| Average Time: 18:38.34 Total Time: 1:33:11.71 1-5 Split: 1:20.97 | ||||
| 6) Caley Booth | 19:16.00 | 174 | ||
Top 10 Boys Programs by Accumulated 5K Times (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Broughton (NC) | 151 | ||
| 1) Sam Roberson | 15:14.90 | 10 | ||
| 2) William Roberson | 15:22.27 | 19 | ||
| 3) Reidy Jones | 15:26.80 | 29 | ||
| 4) Blake Askin | 15:37.00 | 44 | ||
| 5) John Dalton Rohr | 15:40.00 | 49 | ||
| Average Time: 15:28.19 Total Time: 1:17:20.97 1-5 Split: 25.10 | ||||
| 6) Samuel Mordecai | 15:42.00 | 54 | ||
| 7) Jeremy Brown | 15:46.43 | 63 | ||
| 2 | Mount Tabor (NC) | 162 | ||
| 1) Ian Milder | 15:18.00 | 12 | ||
| 2) Matt Debole | 15:18.99 | 13 | ||
| 3) Jared Neely | 15:24.00 | 23 | ||
| 4) Dalton Nickel | 15:30.00 | 32 | ||
| 5) George Oliver | 15:51.00 | 82 | ||
| Average Time: 15:28.40 Total Time: 1:17:21.99 1-5 Split: 33.00 | ||||
| 6) Greg Dame | 15:55.00 | 90 | ||
| 7) Joshua Copus | 15:57.00 | 98 | ||
| 3 | Chapel Hill (NC) | 202 | ||
| 1) Taylor Gilland | 15:17.00 | 11 | ||
| 2) Mitch McLeod | 15:33.00 | 36 | ||
| 3) Jack Bolas | 15:33.86 | 40 | ||
| 4) Chris Reeder | 15:42.00 | 55 | ||
| 5) Will Bunch | 15:44.00 | 60 | ||
| Average Time: 15:33.97 Total Time: 1:17:49.86 1-5 Split: 27.00 | ||||
| 6) Tima Karginov | 15:48.00 | 70 | ||
| 7) Asher Colburn-Hertzberg | 15:49.11 | 75 | ||
| 4 | West Johnston (NC) | 226 | ||
| 1) Chris Garrett | 15:19.00 | 14 | ||
| 2) Dakota Lowery | 15:24.00 | 22 | ||
| 3) Dakota Peachee | 15:26.10 | 28 | ||
| 4) Jeremy Gower | 15:46.00 | 62 | ||
| 5) Chad Massengill | 15:57.72 | 100 | ||
| Average Time: 15:34.56 Total Time: 1:17:52.82 1-5 Split: 38.72 | ||||
| 6) Eric Baldwin | 16:02.39 | 118 | ||
| 7) Kelly Marsh | 16:10.83 | 165 | ||
| 5 | Reagan, Ronald W (NC) | 226 | ||
| 1) Forrest Lyerly | 15:11.90 | 5 | ||
| 2) Craig Engels | 15:23.00 | 20 | ||
| 3) Jack Anderson | 15:33.08 | 37 | ||
| 4) Austin Jones | 15:43.00 | 58 | ||
| 5) Jordan Marsh | 15:59.00 | 106 | ||
| Average Time: 15:34.00 Total Time: 1:17:49.98 1-5 Split: 47.10 | ||||
| 6) Perry Cabean | 16:07.00 | 148 | ||
| 7) Alex Herron | 16:08.42 | 154 | ||
| 6 | Cardinal Gibbons (NC) | 354 | ||
| 1) Sean Magee | 15:34.00 | 41 | ||
| 2) Sean Sewell | 15:41.00 | 52 | ||
| 3) Steven Phillips | 15:42.30 | 56 | ||
| 4) Mark Sullivan | 15:54.00 | 88 | ||
| 5) Nick Tyrey | 16:02.00 | 117 | ||
| Average Time: 15:46.66 Total Time: 1:18:53.30 1-5 Split: 28.00 | ||||
| 6) Tommy Schotzinger | 16:07.30 | 150 | ||
| 7) Patrick Wolf | 16:13.60 | 192 | ||
| 7 | South View (NC) | 366 | ||
| 1) Josh Crawford | 15:46.00 | 61 | ||
| 2) Conner Mang | 15:49.00 | 71 | ||
| 3) Dwayne Townsend Jr. | 15:49.62 | 76 | ||
| 4) Kenny Hinman | 15:49.87 | 77 | ||
| 5) Xiomar Ruckel | 15:51.00 | 81 | ||
| Average Time: 15:49.10 Total Time: 1:19:05.49 1-5 Split: 05.00 | ||||
| 6) Derrick Poage | 15:51.86 | 84 | ||
| 7) Tim Brown | 16:07.00 | 147 | ||
| 8 | Green Hope (NC) | 413 | ||
| 1) Bryan Spreitzer | 15:27.15 | 31 | ||
| 2) Ryan Walling | 15:33.00 | 35 | ||
| 3) Tom Nobles | 15:59.20 | 107 | ||
| 4) Zak Roshdy | 16:02.00 | 115 | ||
| 5) Ben Girodias | 16:03.55 | 125 | ||
| Average Time: 15:48.98 Total Time: 1:19:04.90 1-5 Split: 36.40 | ||||
| 6) Douglas Black | 16:04.50 | 131 | ||
| 7) Joe Hagan | 16:09.45 | 157 | ||
| 9 | Cary (NC) | 437 | ||
| 1) Bakri Abushouk | 15:03.30 | 4 | ||
| 2) Mohamed Abushouk | 15:12.00 | 7 | ||
| 3) Abel Tecle | 15:57.00 | 99 | ||
| 4) Assir Abushouk | 16:04.00 | 127 | ||
| 5) Josh Barrett | 16:15.10 | 200 | ||
| Average Time: 15:42.28 Total Time: 1:18:31.40 1-5 Split: 1:11.80 | ||||
| 6) Dean Abushouk | 16:24.00 | 257 | ||
| 7) Justin Lane | 16:28.00 | 283 | ||
| 10 | Ardrey Kell (NC) | 442 | ||
| 1) Madison Souder | 15:47.00 | 67 | ||
| 2) Jack Klecker | 15:52.00 | 85 | ||
| 3) Nicholas Kapur | 15:55.00 | 92 | ||
| 4) Charlie Klecker | 15:55.00 | 93 | ||
| 5) Thomas McLean | 15:58.00 | 105 | ||
| Average Time: 15:53.40 Total Time: 1:19:27.00 1-5 Split: 11.00 | ||||
| 6) Parth Shah | 16:02.00 | 116 | ||
| 7) Stephen Derlath | 16:10.00 | 160 | ||
Top 10 Girls Programs by Composite Rankings (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Green Hope (NC) | 2.5 | 1 | 5 | -- |
| 2 | Cardinal Gibbons (NC) | 2.64 | 1 | 10 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (45.00) |
| 3 | T.C. Roberson (NC) | 4.85 | 2 | 13 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (48.20) |
| 4 | West Johnston (NC) | 4.92 | 1 | 10 | 5000m 1-5 Average (18:40.4) |
| 5 | Ardrey Kell (NC) | 6.57 | 4 | 20 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:04.0) |
| 6 | Myers Park (NC) | 7.21 | 3 | 11 | 1600m Top 4 |
| 7 | Mount Tabor (NC) | 10.9 | 5 | 25 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:19.0) |
| 8 | Watauga (NC) | 12.2 | 7 | 31 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:25.0) |
| 9 | East Chapel Hill (NC) | 12.2 | 4 | 44 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:59.0) |
| 10 | Broughton (NC) | 12.2 | 8 | 27 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:21.0) |
Top 10 Boys Programs by Composite Rankings (Full Rankings)
| 1 | Broughton (NC) | 2.14 | 1 | 9 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (25.10) |
| 2 | Mount Tabor (NC) | 4.35 | 2 | 14 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (33.00) |
| 3 | Chapel Hill (NC) | 4.35 | 3 | 11 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (27.00) |
| 4 | West Johnston (NC) | 5.64 | 2 | 21 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (38.70) |
| 5 | Cardinal Gibbons (NC) | 7.35 | 6 | 12 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (28.00) |
| 6 | Reagan, Ronald W (NC) | 7.92 | 4 | 26 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (47.10) |
| 7 | Green Hope (NC) | 8.92 | 6 | 17 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (36.40) |
| 8 | Ardrey Kell (NC) | 12.1 | 2 | 21 | 1600m Top 4 |
| 9 | Cary (NC) | 12.3 | 6 | 40 | 5000m 1-5 Gap (1:11.8) |
| 10 | South View (NC) | 13.2 | 1 | 26 | 1600m Top 4 |