Boys Cross Country Senior Class Improvement Rankings

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The best of the senior class haven't always been in the spotlight. While Christian Landis (Providence Day School) was a freshman running 16:07, Jay Shanahan (Durham Academy) was running just under 20:00. Fast forward four years and Landis and Shanahan are neck-and-neck battling for the NCISAA XC state title. Defending NCHSAA 3A state champion Walter Sellers (Atkins) was a 19:00 5000m runner his freshman season and kept improving year after year and finished with the #3 time in his class. 

5000m Year-Over-Year PR's

AthleteFreshman 5000m TimeSophomore 5000m TimeJunior 5000m TimeSenior 5000m Time
Murphy Smith - Ardrey Kell16:12.1616:11.7415:35.3015:07.98
Jack Dingman - Northern Guilford16:37.9915:57.1315:24.7015:14.82
Walter Sellers - Atkins19:00.2817:34.1416:01.0015:23.70
Christian Landis - Providence Day School16:07.6715:25.7015:22.9015:26.00
Wesley Haws - Cardinal Gibbons16:26.0715:51.0115:18.4015:34.50
William Mitchell - Millbrook17:10.2016:29.9415:24.2015:38.00
Miles Phillips - East Lin...