We like to take a look at how athletes improved from the same meet year over year. So we pulled 2023 North Carolina athlete's results and compared them to what they ran in 2022. As you can see below, Josh Asada dropped 8 minutes off his mark in 2022 and Audrey Nam improved 10 minutes from 2022. You can find the links to the full improvement rankings for boys and girls below!
Boys Improvement Rankings | Girls Improvement Rankings
Top 5 Boys Improvement Rankings
| ATHLETE | 2023 | 2022 | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Asada - Triangle Math & Science Academy | 21:48.90 | 29:49.40 | ( 8:00.50 ) |
| August McCain - Research Triangle | 18:55.00 | 24:22.70 | ( 5:27.70 ) |
| Travis Blaylock - Ashley High School | 18:57.40 | 23:59.10 | ( 5:01.70 ) |
| Ben Pudlo - Union Pines | 19:33.20 | 23:58.80 | ( 4:25.60 ) |
| Camden Ducally-Ray - Southern Wake Academy | 22:26.80 | 26:44.40 | ( 4:17.60 ) |
Top 5 Girls Improvement Rankings
| ATHLETE | 2023 | 2022 | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audrey Nam - Triangle Math & Science Academy | 32:29.70 | 42:46.10 | ( 10:16.40 ) |
| Gabriela DeFrate - Voyager Academy | 33:40.10 | 40:13.50 | ( 6:33.40 ) |
| Ruth Metaferia - Leesville Road | 19:14.30 | 25:10.50 | ( 5:56.20 ) |
| Jenna Lewis - Research Triangle | 24:49.20 | 29:34.20 | ( 4:45.00 ) |
| Rory Hall - Cape Fear Academy | 24:31.40 | 28:51.70 | ( 4:20.30 ) |