GIRLS
Team Scores:
1. (tie) Durham Hillside 16
1. (tie) Durham Jordan 16
3. Charlotte Myers Park 14
4. Southern Pines Pinecrest 12
5. Western Guilford 11
6. (tie) Chapel Hill 10
6. (tie) Raleigh Sanderson 10
6. (tie) Jamestown Ragsdale 10
9. Eastern Guilford 9
10. (tie) Scotland County 8
10. (tie) Greensboro Dudley 8
10. (tie) Fayetteville EE Smith 8
10. (tie) Fayetteville Cape Fear 8
10. (tie) Jacksonville 8
100 yards
1. Martha Stanback, Pinecrest 10.9
2. Denise Daye, Durham Hillside 10.9
3. Watts, West Iredell 11.2
4. Kiser, Ledford 11.2
5. Lisa Staton, Salisbury 11.2
220 yards
1. Martha Stanback, Pinecrest 24.6
2. Watts, West Iredell 25.0
3. Jones, Eastern Guilford 25.0
4. McNeil, Fay. Cape Fear 25.2
5. Martin, Eden Morehead 25.2
440 yards
1. Lisa Sherrill, Durham Jordan 54.8
(New State Meet Record)
2. Vicky Weaver, Durham Hillside 56.1
3. Ray, Eden Morehead 57.2
4. McGirt, Greensboro Smith 58.0
5. Barrett Sloan, Durham Jordan 58.1
Girls 800m Run
Place Name Team Time
1 Jennifer Briscoe Chapel Hill 2:16.30
Girls 880 Yard Run
Place Name Team Time
1 Jennifer Briscoe Chapel Hill 2:17.10
2 Gail Hafley Sanderson 2:21.20
3 Sue Owens Western Guilford 2:22.30
4 Toone West Carteret 2:23.60
5 Kiser Garinger 2:28.50
One-Mile Run
1. Gail Hafley, Raleigh Sanderson 5:05.7
2. Sue Owens, Western Guilford 5:05.8
3. Lee Ann Stelzenmuller, Durham Jordan 5:10.7
4. Myers, North Iredell 5:14.5
5. Sands, Lejeune 5:17.6
Two-Mile Run
1. Mary Shea, Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons 10:17.5
(National High School Record)
2. Butterworth, Charlotte Myers Park 11:26.9
3. Barrie, Greensboro Grimsley 11:42.3
4. Fischer, East Rowan 11:52.7
5. Daniel, Wilmington Hoggard 11:57.0
110-yard Low Hurdles
1. Williams, Scotland County 14.5
2. Stinson, Greensboro Dudley 15.1
3. Devette, Graham 15.1
4. Hollowell, South Mecklenburg 15.4
5. T. Stanback, Richmond County 15.8
4x110-yard Relay
1. East Guilford 49.0
(Graves, Holt, Jones, Davis)
2. Durham Hillside 49.6
3. Greensboro Dudley 49.8
4. West Forsyth 50.7
5. Oxford Webb 51.2
4x220-yard Relay
1. Fayetteville Reid Ross 1:43.8
(Jackson, Jenkins, Hawkins, Hamilton)
2. Durham Hillside 1:44.0
3. Jacksonville 1:44.6
4. South Mecklenburg 1:46.2
5. Belmont Southpoint 1:48.3
4x440-yard Relay
1. Durham Jordan 3:52.9
(Barrett Sloan, Angelia Watlington, Lee Ann Stelzenmuller, Lisa Sherrill)
(New State Meet Record)
2. Chapel Hill 3:54.0
3. Hoke County 4:00.7
4. Charlotte Myers Park 4:04.3
5. Greensboro Dudley 4:10.0
Long Jump
1. R. McNeill, Cape Fear 19-7
2. Styles, Jacksonville 19-0.25
3. Major, Fayetteville Smith 19-8.25
4. Glascow, South Mecklenburg 18-1.25
5. Siddle, NW Guilford 17-8.25
Triple Jump
1. Lisa Staton, Salisbury 38-11
(New State Meet Record; 1st year event held)
2. Trina Gregg, West Forsyth 38-7
3. Major, Fayetteville Smith 38-5.75
4. Williams, Scotland County 37-5.25
5. Styles, Jacksonville 37-0.75
High Jump
1. Vanessa Smith, Winston-Salem Reynolds 5-7.75
(New State Meet Record)
2. Ray, Western Guilford 5-6
3. White, Charlotte Myers Park 5-4
4. Wilcox, West Carteret 5-4
5. Major, Fayetteville Smith 5-4
Shot
1. Lisa Gray, Jamestown Ragsdale 43-8
(New State Meet Record)
2. Lee, North Erwin 40-4.5
3. Lowe, East Erwin 40-0.75
4. Johnson, Fayetteville Westover 39-8
5. Lawrence, Lejeune 36-10
Discus
1. Becky Brown, Charlotte Myers Park 132-8
(New State Meet Record)
2. Lisa Gray, Jamestown Ragsdale 129-7
3. Creasman, West Henderson 121-2
4. Parmley, West Carteret 108-4
5. McSwain, Fayetteville Terry Sanford 104-10
At the girls meet in Raeford...
Mary Shea (Cardinal Gibbons) ran a National High School Record in the Two-Mile of 10:17.5. This was the first year that the event was run in the North Carolina State Meet.
Vanessa Smith (R.J. Reynolds) added 3/4 inch to the meet record in the high jump, clearing 5-7 3/4. The old record was 5-7 (Michelle Langan, S. Mecklenburg, 1976).
Lisa Gray (Ragsdale) added two feet to the Shot Put record with a heave of 43-8.
Becky Brown (Myers Park) set a new Discus record of 132-8, bettering the old record by more than five feet.
Durham Jordan, which the previous year had the first girls Mile Relay team in North Carolina to better 4 minutes, smashed their state meet record by almost seven seconds with a 3:52.9. They were pushed by Chapel Hill HS who ran 3:54.0 for second.
1978 was the first year for the Triple Jump, with Lisa Staton (Salisbury) establishing a new meet record of 38-11.
Girls Long Jump
Place Name Team Mark
1 Deborah McNeill Cape Fear 19-7
2 Pam Styles Jacksonville 19-0.25
3 Ros Major EE Smith 18-8.25
4 Glascow South Meck 18-1.25
5 Siddle Northwest Guilford 17-8.25
Girls Triple Jump
1 Lisa Staton Salisbury 38-11
2 Trina Gregg West Forsyth 38-7
3 Ros Major EE Smith 38-5.75
4 Williams Scotland 37-5.25
5 Pam Styles Jacksonville 37-0.75
High Jump
1 Vanessa Smith RJ Reynolds 5-7.75
2 Wendy Ray Western Guilford 5-6.
3 White Myers Park 5-4.
4 Wilcox West Carteret 5-4.
5 Ros Major EE Smith 5-4.
Girls Shot Put
1 Lisa Gray Ragsdale 43-8
2 Lee North Erwin 40-4.5
3 Lowe East Erwin 40-0.75
4 Johnson Westover 39-8
5 Lawrence Lejeune 36-10
Girls Discus
1 Becky Brown Myers Park 132-8
2 Lisa Gray Ragsdale 129-7
3 Creasman West Henderson 121-2
4 Parmley West Carteret 108-4
5 McSwain Terry Sanford 104-10
Girls One Mile
Place Name Team Mark
1 Gail Hafley Sanderson 05:05.7
2 Sue Owens Western Guilford 05:05.8
3 Lee Ann Stelzenmuller Jordan 05:10.7
4 Myers North Iredell 05:14.5
5 Sands Lejeune 05:17.6
Girls 1600m
1 Gail Hafley Sanderson 05:04.0
2 Sue Owens Western Guilford 05:04.1
3 Lee Ann Stelzenmuller Jordan 05:08.9
4 Myers North Iredell 05:12.7
5 Sands Lejeune 05:15.8
Girls 2 Mile
1 Mary Shea Cardinal Gibbons 10:17.5
2 Butterworth Myers Park 11:26.9
3 Barrie Grimsley 11:42.3
4 Fischer East Rowan 11:52.7
5 Daniel Hoggard 11:57.0
Girls 3200m
1 Mary Shea Cardinal Gibbons 10:13.92
2 Butterworth Myers Park 11:23.0
3 Barrie Grimsley 11:38.2
4 Fischer East Rowan 11:48.6
5 Daniel Hoggard 11:52.9
Girls 440 Yard
1 Lisa Sherrill Jordan 54.8
Girls 400m Dash
1 Lisa Sherrill Jordan 54.5