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Returner Rankings: Highlighting the top returning North Carolina Girls from the Class of 2027 based on their season’s best 5k time from the 2025 cross country season.

What if every Girls 8A team in North Carolina raced head-to-head? We scored the top 25 full squads using last season's returners' best times to see who comes out on top in our 2026 virtual meet.

Looking at all races this season at WakeMed Soccer Park and seeing the top marks at the venue!

As we wrap up the 2025 regular season, what do the returning rankings across the state look like for the 2026 season?

Looking at the NCHSAA 8A Girls Individual rankings ahead of this weekends State Championships!

Results combined from all 23 regions over the eight classifications for girls.

We saw a lot of fast cross country action across conference championships and VA XC Showcase last week! Check out the top 500 girls performances from the week

A break down of the entries for Saturdays NCHSAA 8A East Regional

A break down of the entries for Thursdays Carolina Coast Conference Championships

See who posted the fastest girls 5K times from two of the nation’s biggest meets — Great American and XC Town Twilight.

Looking at the North Carolina girls results from all races at Great American merged together with both team scores and individual scores

A break down of the entries for Thursdays Carolina Coast Conference Cross Country - Topsail

Results from the last week across the state on the girls side!

A break down of the entries for Thursdays Laney CCC Varsity/JV Home Meet #1

A break down of the entries for Fridays Hare & Hounds XC Invitational (at McAlpine Park, Charlotte)

Looking at the biggest improvers across North Carolina early into the season on the girls side.

A break down of the entries for Thursdays Hoggard CCC Meet #1

A break down of the entries for Thursdays Long Leaf Cross Country Kickoff

Looking at the top 500 returners from Ivey Redmon Sports Complex on the girls side!

Combining all seasons best ran in 2024 on the girls side from WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC!

Looking at the top girls returning cross country runners in order and seeing what they ran in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m on the oval in the spring.