Given the sheer number of great distance runners in North Carolina right now, it's hard to recognize each individual sufficiently.
Does North Brunswick have enough firepower back to earn its third team championship in three overall track seasons?
Kayla Moore has a tough act to follow this year - her own freshman season! If she improves even a little, then Cummings will be tough, too.
Can Asheville's field event prowess take down the depth and versatility of defending champion Marvin Ridge?
Which jumpers, vaulters, and throwers should you pay close attention to this season? Check inside to find out!
Alexa King leads a distance squad that can rack up points for the defending team champion Mavericks.
Take a look at the state's top-ranked athletes coming into the season, including Cary's Chaniniqu Hackney.
Can Derrick Wheeler help lead North Brunswick back to the top of the podium in 2015?
Can Kayla Moore win 4 events at this year's indoor state meet? The returning rankings say she can, but it's not easy task.
Defending champion Marvin Ridge has Justin Titgen back, and he has the potential to contend in this year's sprint races.
Jayon Woodard ran sub-36 last winter and sub-49 last spring, but can he help bring a team title to Southeast Raleigh?
Katlin Sherman's big breakthrough came during the spring, but you can expect her to be a force for Parkland this winter.
Elizabeth Olesen (Hickory Ridge) is the state's top returner in the high jump, with a 4" advantage over everyone else.
Hillside's Marcus Krah leads the classification in three events, making him an early favorite to win the MVP award.
Powered by depth and strength in the field events, Asheville enters the season as the state's top-ranked boys' team.
No big surprise here - Ebony Williams and her Parkland teammates have the best returning team in NC. Where do the rest stack up?
Alycia Springs (Mallard Creek) is the top returning thrower in the state, and one of the best in the nation as well.
Vincent Crisp's performances went through the roof during outdoor track; will that carry over to this indoor season?
Malia Ellington has rare range, excelling from 1000 to 3200, and seems to have some of her greatest success indoors.
Ian West (Fike) finally broke the 16 foot barrier over the summer, and now he has his sights set on the indoor record books.
The 2014 Indoor season was when Sydnei Murphy broke through on the national stage in the long jump.
Before an injury disrupted the end of his season, Juwan Crowder put up some eye-opening, national caliber times.
Layla White is part of a Cary trio that holds high national rankings to go along with high aspirations for this winter season.