Hickory Alum Ryan Hill after winning his third straight NCHSAA 3A individual crown in 2007. (Photo by Dennis Albaugh)
We've compiled all of the NCHSAA Boy's Individual State Championships dating back to when it all started in 1956 where only 19 athletes competed at the XC State Championships at Finley Golf Course. Girls Individuals and Boys & Girls Team Champions coming later this week.
| Year | All NCHSAA Classifications Ran Together Until 1986 | |||
| Finley Golf Course Era - 2.2 Mile Course | ||||
| 1956 | David Gilmour (Myers Park) - only 19 athletes and 4 teams competed. All Classes ran together | |||
| 1957 | David Gilmour (Myers Park) - 8 teams competed. All Classes ran together | |||
| 1958 | Tom Stockton (Myers Park) - All Classes ran together | |||
| 1959 | Tom Stockton (Myers Park) - 17 teams competed. All Classes ran together | |||
| 1960 | Rocky Soderburg (Garinger) - 17 teams competed. All Classes ran together | |||
| 1961 | Paul Snell (Northwest) - All Classes ran together | |||
| 1962 | David Starnes (Hendersonville) - All Classes ran together | |||
| 1963 | David Starnes (Hendersonville) - All Classes ran together | |||
| 1964 | Truett Goodwin (Durham) - All Classes Rank together | |||
| 1965 | John Puckett (North Mecklenburg) | |||
| 1966 | Frank Spratt (Chapel Hill) | |||
| Finley Golf Course - 2.1 Mile Course | ||||
| 1967 | Silas Mayfield (Hillside) | |||
| 1968 | Steve Grathwohl (Independence) | |||
| 1969 | Ben Bailey (Enka) | |||
| 1970 | Woody Moss (Olympic) | |||
| 1971 | Tommy Ward (Chapel Hill) | |||
| 1972 | William Southerland (Henderson Vance) | |||
| Finley Golf Course - 2.7 Mile Course | ||||
| 1973 | Jeff Moody (Pinecrest) | |||
| Finley Golf Course - 3.0 Mile Course | ||||
| 1974 | Jeff Moody (Pinecrest) | |||
| 1975 | Bill Lynch (Sanderson) | |||
| 1976 | Billy Lynch (Sanderson) | |||
| 1977 | John Clark (Concord) | |||
| Campell University -3.0 Mile Course | ||||
| 1978 | Glenn Sparrow (South Point) | |||
| 1979 | Tony Leal (R.J. Reynolds) | |||
| McApline Greenway Park Era - 5000 Meter Course | ||||
| 1980 | Ken Dowdle (Myers Park) | |||
| 1981 | Robert Baker (North Iredell) | |||
| 1982 | John Erickson (Southeast Guilford) | |||
| 1983 | John Erickson (Southeast Guilford) | |||
| 1984 | Paul Carpenter (TC Roberson) | |||
| 1985 | Mike Clinebell (Watauga) | |||
| 4A | 3A | 1A/2A | ||
| 1986 | Lee Tuttle (North Forsyth) | David Honea (Enka) | Clad Blair (Lejeune) | |
| 1987 | Vince Howard (Page) | Chris Griggs (Eastern Guilford) | John Kaneer (Bunker Hill) | |
| 1988 | Patrick Phillips (Watauga) | Chris Edwards (Northwest Cabarrus) | Chad Daniels (Clayton) | |
| 1989 | Brant Armentrout (Mount Tabor) | Chris Edwards (Northwest Cabarrus) | Jason Bryant (Surry Central) | |
| 1990 | Paul Kinser (Page) | Eric Pragle (North Buncombe) | Tommy Trehern (Swain County) | |
| 1991 | Jason Page (Millbrook) | Bryan Zmijewski (Sun Valley) | Tommy Trehern (Swain County) | |
| 1992 | Robert Easter (Garinger) | Brian Zmijewski (Sun Valley) | Tommy Trehern (Swain County) | |
| 1993 | Joey Farlow (Grimsley) | Eli Huge (Franklin) | Bill Jackson (Southwest Guilford) | |
| 1994 | Will Hodges (Watauga) | Chad Pons (Franklin) | Bill Jackson (Southwest Guilford) | |
| 1995 | Buddy Priest (Person) | Justin Turner (Glenn) | Jonathan Thacker (Mountain Heritage) | |
| 1996 | Nick Winkel (Rocky Mount) | Jesse Norman (Fuquay-Varina) | Aaron Kellar (North Henderson) | |
| 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | |
| 1997 | Bradsher Wilkins (Orange) | Jesse Norman (Fuquay-Varina) | Shiloh Mielke (North Henderson) | Erik Perkins (Swain County) |
| 1998 | Bradsher Wilkins (Orange) | Kevin Crosby (Sun Valley) | Shiloh Mielke (North Henderson) | Erik Perkins (Swain County) |
| 1999 | Ricky Brookshire (Watauga) | Kevin Crosby (Sun Valley) | David Bost (Salisbury) | Erik Perkins (Swain County) |
| 2000 | Steve Haas (North Mecklenburg) | Lance Hall (Ragsdale) | John Henderson (North Henderson) | Clarence Kinley (South Davidson) |
| 2001 | Matt Debole (Mount Tabor) | Milos Mitric (Asheville) | Adam Lindsey (Reidsville) | Matt Owen (Rosman) |
| Tanglewood Park Era | ||||
| 2002 | Matt Debole (Mount Tabor) | Jesus Rojas (Harnett Central) | Preston Holman (Ashe County) | Eric Martinez (Surry Central) |
| 2003 | Nick Hutchins (Millbrook) | Jeremy Hyder (Hickory) | Daniel Slaydon (Reidsville) | Neil Waldron (Polk County) |
| 2004 | Sandy Roberts (Broughton) | Chris Belfiore (Jacksonville) | Taylor Adams (Northwood) | Miguel Ocampo (Surry Central) |
| 2005 | Jack Bolas (Chapel Hill) | Ryan Hill (Hickory) | Miguel Ocampo (Surry Central) | Sam Brinson (South Stokes) |
| 2006 | Taylor Gilland (Chapel Hill) | Ryan Hill (Hickory) | Sean Sewell (Cardinal Gibbons) | Kyle Ingram (Hayesville) |
| 2007 | Taylor Gilland (Chapel Hill) | Ryan Hill (Hickory) | Josey Weaver (Madison) | Daniel Kimmel (NC School of Science & Math) |
| 2008 | Taylor Gilland (Chapel Hill) | John Harwell (Asheville) | Daniel Yeakley (West Stanly) | Eric Blackburn (East Wilkes) |
| 2009 | Patrick Crawford (East Forsyth) | Jake Hurysz (Eastern Alamance) | Chase Miller (Wilkes Central) | Matus Kriska (Mount. Airy) |
| Ivey Redmon Era | ||||
| 2010 | Blake Williams (Northern Durham) | Graham Crawford (Walter Williams) | Eric Williams (Northwood) | Matus Kriska (Mount. Airy) |
| 2011 | Mark Blackmon (West Charlotte) | Steven Phillips (Cardinal Gibbons) | AJ Tucker (Cedar Ridge) | Stephen Mulherin (NC School of Science & Math) |
| 2012 | Bakri Abushouk (Cary) | Tanis Baldwin (East Henderson) | AJ Tucker (Cedar Ridge) | Dylan Johnson (Hayesville) |
| 2013 | Wyatt Maxey (Providence) | Philip Hall (Terry Sanford) | Corbin Boyles (Maiden) | Zach Boone (Mitchell) |
| 2014 | Jeremy Brown (Broughton) | Tanis Baldwin (East Henderson) | Nicholas Walker (NC School of Science & Math) | Zach Boone (Mitchell) |
| 2015 | Jeremy Brown (Broughton) | David Melville (Northern Guilford) | Frank Kenny (NC School of Science & Math) | Kyle Rhodes (East Wilkes) |
| 2016 | Connor Lane (Cardinal Gibbons) | David Melville (Northern Guilford) | Noah Graham (Brevard) | Luke Bennett (Voyager) |