NCHSAA State Meet Qualifiers
We went through and compared the 4th place finishers in every event of all 16 NCHSAA Regionals! We listed them out to see which region in each event was the hardest to qualify out of. There are other factors, such as weather, athletes doing multiple events, race strategy, but we thought it was fun to see how these numbers turned out.
| Events | Region of Top 4th Place Finishing Girl | Athlete | Time |
| 100m | 4A Midwest | Ziyah Etchison (Parkland) | 11.97 |
| 200m | 4A West | Maya Love (Independence) | 24.64 |
| 400m | 4A East | Daijon Lee (Wakefield) | 58.04 |
| 800m | 4A Midwest | Caroline Echols (R.J. Reynolds) | 2:15.10 |
| 1600m | 4A Midwest | Stella Kermes (Cuthbertson) | 5:00.16 |
| 3200m | 4A Midwest | Lily Nasta (Cuthbertson) | 11:01.77 |
| 100H | 4A Mideast | Lena Richardson (Panther Creek) | 15.07 |
| 300H | 4A West | Jessica Rodriquez (N. Mecklenburg) | 45.53 |
| 4x100m | 4A Midwest | Reagan | 48.65 |
| 4x200m | 4A Midwest | Reagan | 1:42.67 |
| 4x400m | 4A Midwest | Reagan | 4:05.33 |
| 4x800m | 4A Midwest | Weddington | 9:33.67 |
| S | 4A West | Gracie Bolick (Asheville) | 36-6 |
| D | 4A West | Nyelah Hakin (Olympic) | 117-3 |
| LJ | 4A Mideast | Lena Richardson (Panther Creek) | 17-3 |
| TJ | 4A West | Lauren Grose (Charlotte Catholic) | 36-0.25 |
| HJ | All 4A + 3A East | Tie | 5-2 |
| PV | 4A Midwest | Ava Studney (Cuthbertson) | 11-0 |
Total From Girls:
4A Midwest: 10 events
4A West: 6 events
4A Mideast: 3 events
4A East: 2 events
3A East: 1 event
| Events | Region of Top 4th Place Finishing Boy | Athlete | Time |
| 100m | 4A East | Cason Douglas (Richmond) | 10.95 |
| 200m | 4A West | Sterling Green (Olympic) | 22.15 |
| 400m | 4A Mideast | Shawn Walls (Hillside | 48.84 |
| 800m | 2A West | Daniel Ahearn (CSD) | 1:55.90 |
| 1600m | 4A Midwest (Top 4 overall from weekend) | Caden Townshend (Weddington) | 4:18.35 |
| 3200m | 4A East | Luke Ward (Hoggard) | 9:27.53 |
| 110H | 4A Midwest | Kaden Pigeon (Mooresville) | 14.79 |
| 300H | 4A Mideast | Jaden Reece (Jordan) | 40.14 |
| 4x100m | 4A Midwest | Parkland Magnet IB | 42.86 |
| 4x200m | 4A West | Julius Chambers | 1:29.37 |
| 4x400m | 4A Midwest | Page | 3:27.87 |
| 4x800m | 4A Midwest | Mooresville | 8:01.66 |
| S | 4A Midwest | Will Rizzi (Mooresville) | 51-3.75 |
| D | 4A Midwest | Trevor Tate (Cuthbertson) | 164-9 |
| LJ | 4A Mideast | Jordan Reece (Jordan) | 22-0 |
| TJ | 4A Mideast | Travis Harrison (Gray's Creek) | 43-9 |
| HJ | All 4A + 2A West | Tie | 6-2 |
| PV | 4A Midwest | 2nd-5th Place Same Height | 13-6 |
Total From Boys:
4A Midwest: 9 events
4A Mideast: 5 events
4A East: 3 events
4A West: 3 events
2A West: 2 events
4A Midwest definitely had the most impressive regional, and it is shown by their regional having 19/44 of the top 4th place finishers on the boys' and girls' side. The relays in the 4A Midwest are extraordinarily tough, with 7 of the 8 top 4th place relays going to that regional. The sprints were more even, with the 4A Midwest only claiming only 1 of the 6 sprint events.