For the first time in school history, Seaforth has won an indoor track & field state championship.

The Hawks finished the N.C. High School Athletic Association 1A/2A state championship meet with 62 points at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem on Friday night. The point total was comfortably ahead of second-place Farmville Central, which finished with 37 points.

Seaforth finished the day with five gold medals, including two from Will Cuicchi. The senior, who has committed to Charlotte, won the 1600 meter race with a time of 4:26.65 and the 1000 meter race with a time of 2:29.76, which was a new 1A/2A state record.

Other first-place finishes for Seaforth included Sebastian Calderon (1:06.63) in the 500 meter race, Jack Anstrom (9:33.78) in the 3200 meter run, and Ryan Yoder (14-07.00) in the pole vault.

Seaforth’s 4×400 meter relay team placed second.

Farmville Central’s second-place finish was propelled by Cameron Sessoms, who placed first in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 7.50. The Jaguars also placed second in the 4×200 meter relay and Jalice Payton finished third in the 500 meter race.

There was a new state meet record set in the 300 meter dash. T.W. Andrews’ Ja’Neil Harris finished the race in 33.96 seconds, beating the previous state meet record of 34.09 seconds, which Harris set himself in 2023.

Chase Farlow of Randleman tied the previous 1A/2A record in the high jump, posting a height of 6-10.00. The last time that feat was achieved at the 1A/2A meet was in 2010.

Rounding out the top five in the team standings were Salisbury, Eastern Wayne, and T.W. Andrews.

Full Results

4×800 Meter Relay

1. Salisbury (Jordan Waller, Finnegan Avery, Jeremiah Davidson, Samuel Fatovic) – 8:13.20
2. Brevard (Ezra Stubbs, Keaton Campbell, Leo Murray, Avan Hinkle) – 8:21.90
3. Owen (Brody Webb, Joshua Zeigler, Craig Webb, Harding Kinnaird) – 8:27.10

55 Meter Hurdles

1. Cameron Sessoms (Farmville Central) – 7.50
2. Johntay Gaither (Pine Lake Prep) – 7.692
3. Jeremiah Faison (Eastern Wayne) – 7.699

55 Meter

1. Ja’Neil Harris (T.W. Andrews) – 6.31
2. Rahkeem Faison (Eastern Wayne) – 6.45
3. Dre Davis (Albemarle) – 6.51

4×200 Meter Relay

1. West Stanly (Dominik Danzy, Jonathon Moran, Darrell Bynum, Phoenix Hendy) – 1:32.97
2. Farmville Central (Cameron Sessoms, Jalice Payton, Larry HInes, Elijah Able) – 1:33.27
3. Goldsboro (Michael Coley, Christopher McKinney, Javari Smith, Alexandro Innocent) – 1:34.08

1600 Meter

1. Will Cuicchi (Seaforth) – 4:25.65
2. Andrew Harding (Northside-Pinetown) – 4:27.25
3. Mason Day (Elkin) – 4:29.19

500 Meter

1. Sebastian Calderon (Seaforth) – 1:06.63
2. Dre Davis (Albemarle) – 1:06.88
3. Jalice Payton (Farmville Central) – 1:07.05

1000 Meter

1. Will Cuicchi (Seaforth) – 2:29.76 [1A/2A Record: Previous record of 2:32.72 set by Skylar Stultz of First Flight in 2018]
2. Ogana Swimmer (Cherokee) – 2:38.20
3. Christopher Villegas (South Davidson) – 2:39.98

300 Meter

1. Ja’Neil Harris (T.W. Andrews) – 33.96 [State Meet Record: Previous reocrd of 34.09 set by Ja’Nail Harris of T.W. Andrews in 2020] [1A/2A Record: Previous reocrd of 34.09 set by Ja’Nail Harris of T.W. Andrews in 2020]
2. Rahkeem Faison (Eastern Wayne) – 35.07
3. Jaylyn Smith (Salisbury) – 35.70

3200 Meter

1. Jack Anstrom (Seaforth) – 9:33.78
2. Andrew Harding (Northside-Pinetown) – 9:46.00
3. Joshua Harvill (N.C. Science & Math-Durham) – 9:47.58

4×400 Meter Relay

1. Salsibury (Jeremiah Davidson, Samuel Fatovic, Jaylyn Smith, Jordan Waller) – 3:28.94
2. Seaforth (Sebastian Calderon, Asher Aldridge, Walter Entrekin, Will Cuicchi) – 3:32.02
3. Elkin (Lucas Keller, Henry Sloop, Mason Day, Jericho Edwards) – 3:33.22

Full Results: Field Events

Shot Put

1. Nse Ufford (Swain County) – 59-10.25
2. Kolby Byrd (East Burke) – 54-11.00
3. Owen Grismer (West Stanly) – 53-02.00

Long Jump

1. Gianni Gomez (Herford County) – 22-06.75
2. Derrick Reid Jr. (Carver) – 21-08.00
3. Timothy Campbell (Princeton) – 21-07.25

High Jump

1. Chase Farlow (Randleman) – 6-10.00 [1A/2A Record: Previous record of 6-10.00 set by Demarcus Stallings of North Rowan in 2005 and by Tanner Anderson of East Burke in 2010]
2. Deitrich Williams (Greene Central) – 6-04.00
3. Javier Maxwell (West Caldwell) – 6-02.00

Pole Vault

1. Ryan Yoder (Seaforth) – 14-07.00
2. David Lee Williams (North Stokes) – 13-00.00
3. Brady Goodin (Mountain Island Charter) – 13-00.00

Triple Jump

1. Gianni Gomez (Hertofrd County) – 44-00.25
2. Esaias Caves (Bradford Prep) – 43-02.25
3. Jalme Stephenson (Hertford County) – 42-08.50

Team Scores

1. Seaforth – 62

2. Farmville Central – 37

3. Salisbury – 31

4. Eastern Wayne – 27

T5. Hertford County – 26

T5. T.W. Andrews – 26

7. Elkin – 25

T8. Carver – 17

T8. Owen – 17

T8. Union Academy – 17