2026 NCHSAA 8A XC Preview: Individuals and Teams to Watch

Aug 26, 2026

Returner Rankings - Boys Individual & Team

Individual Rankings

Rank	Athlete/Team	Grade	Meet/Date	Time
1	Riley Kiziah Hoggard	JR	NCHSAA 8A East Regional Oct 25, 2025	15:13.34
2	Samuel Cowell Apex Friendship	JR	NCHSAA 8A East Regional Oct 25, 2025	15:21.56
3	Cam Kuss Broughton	JR	Nike Cross Nationals Southeast Regional Nov 22, 2025	15:22.50
4	Charlie Slawinski Broughton	JR	NCHSAA 8A East Regional Oct 25, 2025	15:23.21
5	Nathan Vo Green Hope	SO	NCHSAA 8A East Regional Oct 25, 2025	15:29.42
6	Tyler Burke Broughton	SO	NCHSAA 8A East Regional Oct 25, 2025	15:35.37
7	Gavin Clewley Leesville Road	SO	NCHSAA 8A East Regional Oct 25, 2025	15:39.47
8	Joshua Cooper Willow Spring	JR	NCHSAA 8A East Regional Oct 25, 2025	15:40.59
9	Laken Anderson Athens Drive	SO	NCHSAA 8A East Regional Oct 25, 2025	15:41.32
10	Christopher Burns Myers Park	JR	adidas XC Challenge Sep 19, 2025 - Sep 20, 2025	15:42.00
11	Matthew Wexler Apex Friendship	JR	NCHSAA 8A East Regional Oct 25, 2025	15:43.24
12	James Freeman Myers Park	JR	NCHSAA 8A West Regional Oct 25, 2025	15:49.68
13	Gavin Church Pinecrest	JR	Great American XC Festival Oct 3, 2025 - Oct 4, 2025	15:50.00
14	Blake Yamauchi Jordan	SO	2025 Quad City XC Championships Oct 15, 2025	15:52.21
15	Ralph Pfeil Hoggard	SO	NCHSAA 8A East Regional Oct 25, 2025	15:59.91
16	Max Garlinghouse Green Level	SR	NCHSAA 8A East Regional Oct 25, 2025	16:06.90
17	William Clark Myers Park	FR	NCHSAA 8A West Regional Oct 25, 2025	16:11.33
18	Adam Dreier Ardrey Kell	JR	NCHSAA 8A West Regional Oct 25, 2025	16:13.88
19	Rafael Dlott Green Hope	JR	NCHSAA 8A East Regional Oct 25, 2025	16:18.04
20	Tyler Riedl Apex Friendship	JR	Hagan Stone XC Classic Oct 4, 2025	16:19.84

Team Scores

Rank	Team	Time	Score
1	Broughton (NC)		64
	1) Cam Kuss	15:22.50	3
	2) Charlie Slawinski	15:23.21	4
	3) Tyler Burke	15:35.37	6
	4) Jacob Urben	16:26.36	25
	5) Logan McKay	16:27.35	26
	Average Time: 15:50.96 Total Time: 1:19:14.79 1-5 Split: 1:04.85
	6) Jack Slawinski	16:48.50	42
	7) Jackson Burke	16:56.00	51
2	Myers Park (NC)		104
	1) Christopher Burns	15:42.00	10
	2) James Freeman	15:49.68	12
	3) William Clark	16:11.33	17
	4) Collin Traynor	16:25.30	24
	5) Cooper Hayles	16:45.25	41
	Average Time: 16:10.71 Total Time: 1:20:53.56 1-5 Split: 1:03.25
	6) Vincent Williams	16:51.81	47
	7) James Brown	16:57.50	53
3	Apex Friendship (NC)		111
	1) Samuel Cowell	15:21.56	2
	2) Matthew Wexler	15:43.24	11
	3) Tyler Riedl	16:19.84	20
	4) David Elchik	16:33.10	32
	5) Mason Shanahan	16:50.60	46
	Average Time: 16:09.67 Total Time: 1:20:48.34 1-5 Split: 1:29.04
	6) Ford Motley	16:55.03	50
	7) Samuel Goode	16:59.09	54
4	Hoggard (NC)		136
	1) Riley Kiziah	15:13.34	1
	2) Ralph Pfeil	15:59.91	15
	3) Ethan Cox	16:32.67	30
	4) Abram Baker	16:39.14	35
	5) Gabe Nalepa	16:59.24	55
	Average Time: 16:16.86 Total Time: 1:21:24.30 1-5 Split: 1:45.90
	6) Thomas Futch	17:27.60	92
	7) Cranford Mohlenhoff	17:35.18	102
5	Green Hope (NC)		180
	1) Nathan Vo	15:29.42	5
	2) Rafael Dlott	16:18.04	19
	3) Berkman Robottom	16:35.73	33
	4) Justin Herrick	17:02.17	58
	5) Aryan Vyahalkar	17:07.38	65
	Average Time: 16:30.55 Total Time: 1:22:32.74 1-5 Split: 1:37.96
	6) Berk Robottom	17:08.72	67
	7) Luke Veilleux	17:16.80	79
6	Jordan (NC)		234
	1) Blake Yamauchi	15:52.21	14
	2) Parker Andre	16:42.00	36
	3) Benjamin Brown	16:50.52	45
	4) Atticus Runestad	17:05.48	64
	5) Andre Gonzalez Lopez	17:13.16	75
	Average Time: 16:44.67 Total Time: 1:23:43.37 1-5 Split: 1:20.95
	6) Dashiell Cohen	17:30.01	94
	7) Connor Alaspa	17:35.27	103
7	Ardrey Kell (NC)		269
	1) Adam Dreier	16:13.88	18
	2) Brecken Olander	16:52.89	48
	3) Ranveer Singh	17:02.15	57
	4) Abhay Jassal	17:10.20	69
	5) Lucas Chiang	17:13.66	77
	Average Time: 16:54.56 Total Time: 1:24:32.78 1-5 Split: 59.78
	6) Ethan Liu	17:30.50	97
	7) Greyson Scott	17:32.02	98
8	Millbrook (NC)		307
	1) Jordan Carbajal	16:21.40	22
	2) Jack Nichols	16:49.89	44
	3) Kaleb Howard	17:09.48	68
	4) Evan Brinchek	17:12.67	74
	5) Ben Catron	17:32.46	99
	Average Time: 17:01.18 Total Time: 1:25:05.90 1-5 Split: 1:11.06
	6) Sigmund Schwenke	18:25.39	175
	7) Tyler Harding	18:26.50	176
9	Green Level (NC)		309
	1) Max Garlinghouse	16:06.90	16
	2) Kekoa Perkins	16:32.61	29
	3) Troy Bustos	17:17.60	80
	4) Thanuj Elluru	17:26.50	89
	5) Shyam Lal	17:30.20	95
	Average Time: 16:58.76 Total Time: 1:24:53.81 1-5 Split: 1:23.30
	6) Sahil Khare	17:50.90	127
	7) Aiden Rogers	17:51.80	129
10	Pinecrest (NC)		318
	1) Gavin Church	15:50.00	13
	2) Austin Van Horn	17:01.41	56
	3) Ryland McCloskey	17:11.08	72
	4) Luke McKenzie	17:21.08	86
	5) Tristen Leone	17:26.80	91
	Average Time: 16:58.07 Total Time: 1:24:50.37 1-5 Split: 1:36.80
	6) Shane Van Putte	17:47.70	122
	7) Elias George	17:50.80	126