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NCHSAA girls cross country team and individual championship history

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The first N.C. High School Athletic Association girls cross country championship was held in 1980, and the there have been a few of changes since then.

  • There was only one team champion until 1986, when it went to three classes: 4A, 3A, and 1A/2A.
  • 1A and 2A were split apart in 1997, giving the NCHSAA four champions each year.
  • During the pandemic-influenced 2020 season, the 2020 championship was actually held in the 2021 calendar year, in January.
  • There have been three different host sites: McAlpine Park in Charlotte from 1980-2001, Tanglewood Park in Clemmons from 2002-2009, and then Kernersville (previously named Beeson Park, now the Ivey Redmon Complex) has hosted in from 2010-present.

There has never been a four-time individual champion, but there have been six three-time champs: Cardinal Gibbons’ Sarah Rapp, Carrboro’s Grace Morken, North Mecklenburg’s Kimberly Spano, Pinecrest’s Carmen Alder, and Polk County’s Karen Godlock and Jennifer Dimsdale. Twenty-five runners have won the state title twice.

T.C. Roberson has had the most individual champs (11) with Polk County (eight) and Carrboro and Cardinal Gibbons (seven each) next. Roberson has had eight different runners win the title and no other school has had more than four. Carrboro’s runners once won six straight individual championships, which is also a record.

NCHSAA Girls Cross Country Team Championships, By School

Active NCHSAA schools (49 different champs)

Bishop McGuinness (3) — 2008 (1A); 2012 (1A); 2013 (1A)
Brevard (4) — 1999 (2A); 2001 (2A); 2015 (2A); 2016 (2A)
Cardinal Gibbons (14) — 2005 (2A); 2006 (2A); 2007 (2A); 2008 (2A); 2010 (3A); 2011 (3A); 2012 (3A); 2013 (3A); 2014 (3A); 2015 (4A); 2016 (4A); 2017 (4A); 2018 (4A); 2023 (4A)
Carrboro (7) — 2009 (2A); 2010 (2A); 2011 (2A); 2012 (2A); 2014 (2A); 2018 (2A); 2019 (2A)
Cary (1) — 1997 (4A)
Chapel Hill (12) — 1980 (all classes); 1981 (all classes); 1983 (all classes); 1984 (all classes); 1987 (4A); 2005 (4A); 2006 (4A); 2007 (4A); 2009 (3A); 2015 (3A); 2016 (3A); 2017 (3A)
Charlotte Catholic (3) — 2002 (2A); 2003 (2A); 2004 (2A)
Community School of Davidson (1) — 2014 (1A)
Cuthbertson (5) — 2018 (3A); 2019 (3A); 2020 (3A); 2021 (4A); 2022 (4A)
East Lincoln (1) — 2013 (2A)
East Mecklenburg (1) — 1982 (all classes)
Green Hope (6) — 2009 (4A); 2010 (4A); 2011 (4A); 2012 (4A); 2013 (4A); 2014 (4A)
East Chapel Hill (1) — 2008 (4A)
East Davidson (1) — 1987 (1A/2A)
Eastern Wayne (2) — 2000 (4A); 2001 (3A)
Franklin (4) — 1992 (3A); 1993 (3A); 1994 (3A); 1995 (3A)
Franklin Academy (3) — 2016 (1A); 2017 (1A); 2018 (1A)
Fuquay-Varina (1) — 1996 (3A)
Gray Stone Day (1) — 2015 (1A)
Grimsley (3) — 1986 (4A); 1988 (4A); 1989 (4A)
Hayesville (5) — 1999 (1A); 2003 (1A); 2004 (1A); 2005 (1A); 2006 (1A)
Hendersonville (3) — 2001 (1A); 2002 (1A); 2010 (1A)
Hoggard (2) — 2019 (4A); 2020 (4A)
Lake Norman Charter (2) — 2011 (1A); 2017 (2A)
Leesville Road (1) — 1998 (4A)
Lejeune (2) — 1988 (1A/2A); 1989 (1A/2A)
Monroe (1) — 1986 (1A/2A)
Mount Tabor (2) — 2001 (4A); 2002 (4A)
Murphy (8) — 1990 (1A/2A); 1991 (1A/2A); 1994 (1A/2A); 1995 (1A/2A); 1996 (1A/2A); 1997 (1A); 1998 (1A); 2000 (1A)
NCSSM-Durham (3) — 2021 (2A); 2022 (2A); 2023 (2A)
North Henderson (2) — 1997 (2A); 2000 (2A)
North Lincoln (4) — 2020 (2A); 2021 (3A); 2022 (3A); 2023 (3A)
Northwest Cabarrus (2) — 1990 (3A); 1991 (3A)
Owen (1) — 1998 (2A)
Polk County (1) — 1992 (1A/2A)
Providence (4) — 1991 (4A); 1993 (4A); 2003 (4A); 2004 (4A)
Research Triangle (1) — 2019 (1A)
Robbinsville (1) — 2009 (1A)
Southeast Raleigh (1) — 1999 (4A)
Sun Valley (1) — 1989 (3A)
Swain County (3) — 2021 (1A); 2022 (1A); 2023 (1A)
T.C. Roberson (11) — 1986 (3A); 1997 (3A); 1998 (3A); 1999 (3A); 2000 (3A); 2002 (3A); 2004 (3A); 2005 (3A); 2006 (3A); 2007 (3A); 2008 (3A) 
Thomas Jefferson (1) — 2020 (1A)
Topsail (1) — 2007 (1A)
Washington (2) — 1987 (3A); 1988 (3A)
Watauga (4) — 1985 (all classes); 1990 (4A); 1992 (4A); 1995 (4A)
Weddington (1) — 2003 (3A)
West Forsyth (2) — 1994 (4A); 1996 (4A)
West Henderson (1) — 1993 (1A/2A)

NCHSAA Girls Cross Country Individual Champions, By School

Active NCHSAA schools (76 different schools with individual champions)

A.C. Reynolds (2) — 2014, Anna Vess (3A); 2015, Anna Vess (3A)
Apex (1) — 2021, Sarah Mitchell (4A)
Athens Drive (1) — 2005, Callan Fike (4A)
Brevard (2) — 1997, Macy Little (2A); 2021, Lucy Murray (2A)
Bunn (1) — 2005, Tria Metzler (2A)
Broughton (1) — 2012, Megan Sullivan (4A)
Cardinal Gibbons (7) — 2006, Heather Beichner (2A); 2007, Heather Beichner (2A); 2008, Sarah Rapp (2A); 2009, Sarah Rapp (3A); 2010, Sarah Rapp (3A); 2012, Mary Grace Doggett (3A); 2013, Mary Grace Doggett (3A)
Carrboro (7) — 2010, Grace Morken (2A); 2011, Grace Morken (2A); 2012, Grace Morken (2A); 2013, Maysa Araba (2A); 2014, Maysa Araba (2A); 2015, Amanda Hickey (2A); 2018, Hannah Preisser (2A)
Chapel Hill (3) — 1986, Jamie Newnan (4A); 1995, Angie Morey (4A); 2004, Lindsey Nadolski (4A)
Cherokee (1) — 2022, Dvdaya Swimmer (1A)
Christ the King (1) — 2023, Nicole Alfers (1A)
Community School of Davidson (2) — 2013, Malia Ellington (1A); 2014, Malia Ellington (1A)
Croatan (1) — 2021, Navaya Zales (3A)
Cuthbertson (3) — 2018, Madeline Hill (3A); 2020, Madeline Hill (3A); 2022, Stella Kerme (4A)
E.E. Smith (1) — 1993, Frances Warner (4A)
East Burke (3) — 1983, Beth Ruggles (all classes); 1987, Cessy Hudson (4A); 1998, Alisha Little (4A)
East Rowan (1) — 1992, Rebekah Frick (3A)
East Wilkes (2) — 2009, Carol Blankenship (1A); 2010, Carol Blankenship (1A)
Eastern Wayne (1) — 2001, Jessica Collins (3A)
Enka (1) — 1993, Tammy Duckett (3A)
First Flight (1) — 2023, Morgan Miller (3A)
Forbush (1) — 2016, Anna-Kathryn Kilby (2A)
Franklin Academy (1) — 2017, Caitlyn Burkett (1A)
Freedom (1) — 1999, Casey McGraw (4A)
Fuquay-Varina (1) — 1994, Mandy Becker
Garner (1) — 1981, Karen Dunn (all classes)
Green Hope (1) — 2014, Elly Henes (4A)
Grimsley (1) — 1988, Silica Johnson (4A)
Hayesville (1) — 1995, Julie Stackhouse (1A/2A)
Hendersonville (2) — 1999, Ariel Glassman (1A); 2000, Erika Schneble (1A)
Highland Tech (1) — 2020, Lauren Tolbert (1A)
Highlands (1) — 2015, Blakely Moore (1A)
Hoggard (1) — 1997, Julie Wilhelm (4A)
Jordan (2) — 2002, Katherine Merrill (4A); 2003, Katherine Merrill (4A)
Lake Norman Charter (1) — 2017, Mariah Howlett (2A)
Laney (1) — 2017, Natalie Tyner (4A)
Ledford (2) — 1986, Heather Lenglade (1A/2A); 1987, Heather Lenglade (1A/2A)
Leesville Road (2) — 2015, Nevada Mareno (4A); 2016, Nevada Mareno (4A)
Lejeune (2) — 1988, Erin Smyth (1A/2A); 1989, Julie Barba (1A/2A)
Lincoln Charter (2) — 2012, Sophia Bhalla (1A); 2016, Machaela Gammon (1A)
Lincolnton (1) — 2022, Katherine Hopkins (2A)
McDowell (1) — 1980, Charlotte McCall (all classes)
Millbrook (1) — 2011, Samantha George, (4A)
Monroe (2) — 2002, Leigh Ann Taylor (2A); 2003, Leigh Ann Taylor (2A)
Mount Airy (1) — 2011, Kirsten Parries (1A)
Mount Tabor (3) — 2000, Ginger Wheeler (4A); 2001, Carly Matthews (4A); 2013, Kayla Montgomery (4A)
Murphy (1) — 1994, Kristy Whitaker (1A/2A)
Myers Park (1) — 2023, Mary Bonner Dalton (4A)
NCSSM-Durham (1) — 2023, Catherine Parker (2A)
North Henderson (3) — 1998, Diana Hendrson (2A); 2001, Jessica Durrant (2A); 2009, Catie Byrd (2A)
North Iredell (1) — 2019, Jonna Strange (3A)
North Lincoln (3) — 2019, Angie Allen (2A); 2020, Angie Allen (2A); 2022, Macy Parks (3A)
North Mecklenburg (3) — 2006, Kimberly Spano (4A); 2007, Kimberly Spano (4A); 2008, Kimberly Spano (4A)
North Stokes (2) — 2018, Abigail Hemric (1A); 2019, Abigail Hemric (1A)
Northwest Cabarrus (1) — 2004, Monique Jones (3A)
Olympic (1) — 2008, Keyetta Iyevbele (3A)
Pinecrest (3) — 2018, Carmen Alder (4A); 2019, Carmen Alder (4A); 2020, Carmen Alder (4A)
Polk County (8) — 1990, Karen Godlock (1A/2A); 1991, Karen Godlock (1A/2A); 1992, Karen Godlock (1A/2A); 1996, Jennifer Dimsdale (1A/2A); 1997, Jennifer Dimsdale (1A); 1998, Jennifer Dimsdale (1A); 2004, Elisabeth Elliott (1A); 2005, Elisabeth Elliott (1A)
Providence (2) — 1991, Ami Herrman (4A); 1992, Ami Herrman (4A)
Richmond (1) — 1982, Kathy Ormsby (all classes)
Robbinsville (1) — 2008, Faith Trammell (1A)
Smithfield-Selma (1) — 1989, Tammie Carpenter (4A); 1990, Tammie Carpenter (4A)
South Stokes (2) — 2001, Kasey Smith (1A); 2002, Kasey Smith (1A)
Sun Valley (2) — 1989, Suzanne Black (3A); 1991, Suzanne Black (3A)
Surry Central (1) — 2003, Kala Robertson (1A)
Swain County (1) — 2021, Arizona Blankenship (1A)
T.C. Roberson (10) — 1986, Francine Dumas (3A); 1987, Janet Osada (3A); 1996, Sarah-Vance Goodman (3A); 1997, Sarah-Vance Goodman (3A); 2002, Maggie Kovach (3A); 2003, Claire Duval (3A); 2005, Caroline Kirby (3A); 2006, Caroline Kirby (3A); 2009, Laura Hoer (4A); 2017, Elise Wright (3A)
Topsail (2) — 2006, Zatha Loewen (1A); 2007, Zatha Loewen (1A)
Watauga (2) — 1994, Addie Bower (4A); 2010, Darby Middlebrook (4A)
West Carteret (2) — 2011, Blake Dodge (3A); 2016, Emme Fisher (3A)
West Henderson (2) — 1990, Ami Knox (3A); 1993, Amy Knox (1A/2A)
West Forsyth (3) — 1984, Tomika Whitten (all classes); 1985, Tomika Whitten (all classes); 1996, Whitney Weber (4A)
West Wilkes (2) — 1999, Heidi Sloop (2A); 2000, Heidi Sloop (2A)
Western Harnett (2) — 1999, Alicia Valtin (3A); 2000, Alicia Valtin (3A)
Wilkes Central (3) — 1988, Robin Land (3A); 1995, Erin Munson (3A); 2004, Lindsey Groce (2A)
Williams (1) — 2007, Lindsey Ester (3A)

Multiple-time individual champs

Four-time champions (0)

None

Three-time champions (6)

  1. Karen Godlock, Polk County (1990, 1991, 1992 — all 1A/2A)
  2. Jennifer Dimsdale, Polk County (1996 1A/2A, 1997 and 1998 1A)
  3. Kimberly Spano, North Mecklenburg (2006, 2007, 2008 — all 4A)
  4. Sarah Rapp, Cardinal Gibbons (2008 2A, 2009 and 2010 3A)
  5. Grace Morken, Carrboro (2010, 2011, 2012 — all 2A)
  6. Carmen Alder, Pinecrest (2018, 2019, 2020 — all 4A)

Two-time champions (25)

  1. Tomika Whitten, West Forsyth (1984, 1985 — both all classes)
  2. Heather Lenglade, Ledford (1986, 1987 — both 1A/2A)
  3. Tammy Carpenter, Smithfield-Selma (1989, 1990 — both 4A)
  4. Suzanne Black, Sun Valley (1989, 1991 — both 3A)
  5. Ami Herrman, Providence (1991, 1992 — both 4A)
  6. Ami Knox, West Henderson (1990 1A/2A, 1993 3A)
  7. Sarah Vance-Goodman, T.C. Roberson (1996, 1997 — both 3A)
  8. Alicia Valtin, Western Harnett (1999, 2000 — both 3A)
  9. Heidi Sloop, West Wilkes (1999, 2000 — both 2A)
  10. Kasey Smith, South Stokes (2001, 2002 — both 1A)
  11. Katherine Merrill, Jordan (2002, 2003 — both 4A)
  12. Leigh Ann Taylor, Monroe (2002, 2003 — both 2A)
  13. Elisabeth Elliot, Polk County (2004, 2005 — both 1A)
  14. Caroline Kirby, T.C. Roberson (2005, 2006 — both 3A)
  15. Heather Beichner, Cardinal Gibbons (2006, 2007 — both 2A)
  16. Zatha Loewen, Topsail (2006, 2007 — both 1A)
  17. Carol Blankenship, East Wilkes (2009, 2010 — both 1A)
  18. Mary Grace Doggett, Cardinal Gibbons (2012, 2013 — both 3A)
  19. Malia Ellington, CSD (2013, 2014 — both 1A)
  20. Maysa Araba, Carrboro (2013, 2014 — both 3A)
  21. Anna Vess, A.C. Reynolds (2015, 2016 — both 3A)
  22. Nevada Mareno, Leesville Road (2015, 2016 — both 4A)
  23. Abigail Hemric, North Stokes (2018, 2019 — both 1A)
  24. Angie Allen, North Lincoln (2019, 2020 — both 2A)
  25. Madeline Hill, Cuthbertson (2013, 2020 — both 3A)

Schools with the more than three different individuals as champs (removing repeats)

  1. T.C. Roberson (8) — Francine Dumas, Janet Osada, Sarah-Vance Goodman, Maggie Kovach, Claire Duval, Caroline Kirby, Laura Hoer, Elise Wright
  2. Carrboro (4) — Grace Morken, Maysa Araba, Amanda Hickey, Hannah Preisser

Most consecutive years with an individual champion (four or more)

  1. Carrboro (6) — 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 in 2A
  2. Cardinal Gibbons (5) — 2006, 2007, 2008 in 2A, 2009, 2010 in 3A
  3. Polk County (4) — 1996 in 1A/2A, 1997, 1998, 1999 in 2A

NCHSAA Girls Cross Country Championships, By Year

1980: Chapel Hill
1981: Chapel Hill
1982: East Mecklenburg
1983: Chapel Hill
1984: Chapel Hill
1985: Watauga
1986: Grimsley, T.C. Roberson, Monroe
1987: Chapel Hill, Washington, East Davidson
1988: Grimsley, Washington, Lejeune
1989: Grimsley, Sun Valley, Lejeune
1990: Watauga, Northwest Cabarrus, Murphy
1991: Providence, Northwest Cabarrus, Murphy
1992: Watauga, Franklin, Polk County
1993: Providence, Franklin, West Henderson
1994: West Forsyth, Franklin, Murphy
1995: Watauga, Franklin, Murphy
1996: West Forsyth, Fuquay-Varina, Murphy
1997: Cary, T.C. Roberson, North Henderson, Murphy
1998: Leesville Road, T.C. Roberson, Owen, Murphy
1999: Southeast Raleigh, T.C. Roberson, Brevard, Hayesville
2000: Eastern Wayne, T.C. Roberson, North Henderson, Murphy
2001: Mount Tabor, Eastern Wayne, Brevard, Hendersonville
2002: Mount Tabor, T.C. Roberson, Charlotte Catholic, Hendersonville
2003: Providence, Weddington, Charlotte Catholic, Hayesville
2004: Providence, T.C. Roberson, Charlotte Catholic, Hayesville
2005: Chapel Hill, T.C. Roberson, Cardinal Gibbons, Hayesville
2006: Chapel Hill, T.C. Roberson, Cardinal Gibbons, Hayesville
2007: Chapel Hill, T.C. Roberson, Cardinal Gibbons, Topsail
2008: East Chapel Hill, T.C. Roberson, Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop McGuinness
2009: Green Hope, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Robbinsville
2010: Green Hope, Cardinal Gibbons, Carrboro, Hendersonville
2011: Green Hope, Cardinal Gibbons, Carrboro, Lake Norman Charter
2012: Green Hope, Cardinal Gibbons, Carrboro, Bishop McGuinness
2013: Green Hope, Cardinal Gibbons, East Lincoln, Bishop McGuinness
2014: Green Hope, Cardinal Gibbons, Carrboro, CSD
2015: Cardinal Gibbons, Chapel Hill, Brevard, Gray Stone Day
2016: Cardinal Gibbons, Chapel Hill, Brevard, Franklin Academy
2017: Cardinal Gibbons, Chapel Hill, Lake Norman Charter, Franklin Academy
2018: Cardinal Gibbons, Cuthbertson, Carrboro, Franklin Academy
2019: Hoggard, Cuthbertson, Carrboro, Research Triangle
2020: Hoggard, Cuthbertson, North Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson
2021: Cuthbertson, North Lincoln, NCSSM-Durham, Swain County
2022: Cuthbertson, North Lincoln, NCSSM-Durham, Swain County
2023: Cardinal Gibbons, North Lincoln, NCSSM-Durham, Swain County

Consecutive title streaks

Back-to-back

  1. Chapel Hill (1980, 1981)
  2. Chapel Hill (1983, 1984)
  3. Washington (1987, 1988)
  4. Grimsley (1988, 1989)
  5. Lejeune (1988, 1989)
  6. Murphy (1990, 1991)
  7. Northwest Cabarrus (1990, 1991)
  8. *Eastern Wayne (2000, 2001)
  9. Mount Tabor (2001, 2002)
  10. Hendersonville (2001, 2002)
  11. Providence (2003, 2004)
  12. Brevard (2015, 2016)
  13. Carrboro (2018, 2019)
  14. Hoggard (2019, 2020)

*more than one classification

Three-peat

  1. Murphy (1994, 1995, 1996)
  2. Charlotte Catholic (2002, 2003, 2004)
  3. Chapel Hill (2005, 2006, 2007)
  4. Chapel Hill (2015, 2016, 2017)
  5. Franklin Academy (2016, 2017, 2018)
  6. NCSSM-Durham (2021, 2022, 2023)
  7. Swain County (2021, 2022, 2023)

Four-peat

  1. Franklin (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
  2. T.C. Roberson (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000)
  3. Hayesville (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
  4. Cardinal Gibbons (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
  5. Carrboro (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
  6. *North Lincoln (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

*more than one classification

Higher than four-peat

  1. 9, *Cardinal Gibbons (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
  2. 6, Green Hope (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
  3. 5, Murphy (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
  4. 5, T.C. Roberson (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
  5. 5, *Cuthbertson (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

*more than one classification

Miscellaneous facts

Schools who have swept boys cross country and girls cross country titles in same season

TBD

Schools who pulled off “the double,” winning team state title with the individual champion also

  1. T.C. Roberson 1986
  2. Grimsley 1988
  3. Lejeune 1988
  4. Sun Valley 1989
  5. Lejeune 1989
  6. Providence 1991
  7. Polk County 1992
  8. West Henderson 1993
  9. Murphy 1994
  10. T.C. Roberson 1997
  11. T.C. Roberson 1998
  12. Mount Tabor 2001
  13. Eastern Wayne 2001
  14. T.C. Roberson 2002
  15. T.C. Roberson 2005
  16. T.C. Roberson 2006
  17. Cardinal Gibbons 2006
  18. Cardinal Gibbons 2007
  19. Topsail 2007
  20. Cardinal Gibbons 2008
  21. Cardinal Gibbons 2010
  22. Carrboro 2010
  23. Carrboro 2011
  24. Cardinal Gibbons 2012
  25. Carrboro 2012
  26. Cardinal Gibbons 2013
  27. Green Hope 2014
  28. Carrboro 2014
  29. CSD 2014
  30. Lake Norman Charter 2017
  31. Franklin Academy 2017
  32. Cuthbertson 2018
  33. Carrboro 2018
  34. Cuthberston 2020
  35. North Lincoln 2020
  36. Swain County 2021
  37. Cuthbertson 2022
  38. North Lincoln 2022
  39. NCSSM-Durham 2023

Championship records

Lowest team scores (must be 40 or lower)

  1. 21 — Cardinal Gibbons, 2007
  2. 24 — Charlotte Catholic, 2002
  3. 26 — Sun Valley, 1989
  4. (tie) 27 — Cardinal Gibbons, 2005; Carrboro, 2011
  6. 28 — Chapel Hill, 1984
  7. (tie) 30 — T.C. Roberson, 1986;  Carrboro, 2012
  9. (tie) 31 — T.C. Roberson, 2007; Cardinal Gibbons, 2012; Cuthbertson, 2020
  12. (tie) 32 — Chapel Hill, 2015; Cuthbertson, 2022
  14. 33 — T.C. Roberson, 2005
  15. 34 — Green Hope, 2010
  16. (tie) 36 — Murphy, 1997; Franklin Academy, 2017; NCSSM-Durham, 2021
  19. (tie) 37 — Green Hope, 2010; Cardinal Gibbons, 2013
  21. (tie) 38 — Franklin, 1992; Cardinal Gibbons, 2016; Carrboro, 2019
  24. 39 — Chapel Hill, 1983

Note: a 20 would be a perfect sweep of the top five individuals

Fastest championship-winning times (only championship winners; must be 18:00.00 or lower)

  1. 16:54.06 — Mary Bonner Dalton, Myers Park, 2023
  2. 17:24.70 — Sarah Vance-Goodman, T.C. Roberson, 1996
  3. 17:26.96 — Sarah Mitchell, Apex, 2021
  4. 17:27.62 — Nevada Mareno, Leesville Road, 2016
  5. 17:29.12 — Kayla Montgomery, Mount Tabor, 2013
  6. 17:27.19 — Samantha George, Millbrook, 2011
  7. 17:29.90 — Karen Godlock, Polk County, 1992
  8. 17:40.90 — Stella Kermes, Cuthbertson, 2022
  9. 17:41.82 — Natalie Tyner, Laney, 2017
  10. 17:44.00 — Carly Matthews, Mount Tabor, 2001
  11. 17:46.50 — Nevada Mareno, Leesville Road, 2015
  12. 17:47.30 — Carmen Alder, Pinecrest, 2020
  13. 17:48.03 — Megan Sullivan, Broughton, 2012
  14. 17:50.64 — Carmen Alder, Pinecrest, 2018
  15. 17:52.16 — Darby Middlebrook, Watauga, 2010
  16. 17:57.07 — Mary Grace Doggett, Cardinal Gibbons, 2013
  17. 17:57.85 — Jonna Strange, North Iredell, 2019
  18. 17:58.84 — Carmen Alder, Pinecrest, 2019
  19. 17:58.90 — Sarah Vance-Goodman, T.C. Roberson, 1997

Lowest championship marks per classification

4A Team — 28, Chapel Hill 1984
4A Individual — 16:54.06, Mary Bonner Dalton, Myers Park, 2023
3A Team — 26 — Sun Valley, 1989
3A Individual — 17:24.70, Sarah Vance-Goodman, T.C. Roberson, 1996
2A Team — 21 — Cardinal Gibbons, 2007
2A Individual — 17:29.90 — Karen Godlock, Polk County, 1992
1A Team — (tie) 36, Murphy, 1997 and Franklin Academy, 2017
1A Individual — 18.17.70, Ariel Glassman, Hendersonville, 1999

Closest championship scoring margins (must be 5 or fewer points)

  • 1. Tiebreaker — Bishop McGuinness over Hayesville, 89-89, on sixth runner (41-49)
  • 2. 1 point — T.C. Roberson 65, Enka 66 (1998 3A)
  • T3. 2 points —
    • Providence 88; North Mecklenburg 90 (1993 4A)
    • West Forsyth 115, Apex 117 (1994 4A)… note: third was Leesville Road at 118, fourth Watauga at 120
    • Watauga 71, Leesville Road 73 (1995 4A)
    • Owen 98, Swansboro 100 (1998 2A)
    • Hayesville 61, Polk County 63 (2005 1A)
    • Hendersonville 64, Lake Norman Charter 66 (2010 1A) Note: Gray Stone Day was third with 68
    • Cardinal Gibbons 82, Chapel Hill 84 (2010 3A)
    • Brevard 77, Carrboro 79 (2015 2A) Note: Lake Norman Charter was third with 83
  • T11. 3 points —
    • Providence 90; Watauga 93 (1991 4A)
    • West Henderson 60, Hayesville 63 (1993 1A/2A)
    • T.C. Roberson 53, Franklin 56 (1999 3A)
    • Murphy 72, South Davidson 75 (2000 1A)
    • East Lincoln 70, Croatan & Carrboro each with 73 (2013 2A)
  • T16. 4 points —
    • T.C. Roberson 96, Weddington 100 (2002 3A)
    • Cardinal Gibbons 63, Green Hope 67 (2015 4A)
  • T18. 5 points —
    • Monroe 71; Lejeune 76 (1986 1A/2A)
    • Topsail 67, Bishop McGuinness 72 (2007 1A)
    • Hoggard 96, Panther Creek 101 (2020 4A)

Biggest championship scoring margins (top 25 only)

  1. 95 — Cardinal Gibbons 27, Wilkes Central 122 (2005 2A)
  2. 92 — T.C. Roberson 33, Reagan 125 (2005 3A)
  3. 91 — North Lincoln 59, Carrboro 150 (2021 4A)
  4. 88 — Franklin 43, Northwest Cabarrus 130 (1993 3A)
  5. (tie) 82 — Chapel Hill 28, Statesville 110 (1984 all classes); Cardinal Gibbons 31, Durham School of the Arts 113 (2006 2A)
  7. (tie) 81 — Charlotte Catholic 24, North Henderson 105 (2002 2A); Green Hope 34, Watauga 115 (2010 4A)
  9. 74 — T.C. Roberson 31, Reagan (2007 3A)
  10. 70 — Cardinal Gibbons 44, Chapel Hill 114 (2011 3A)
  11. 67 — Green Hope 37, Ardrey Kell 104 (2011 4A)
  12. (tie) 66 — Carrboro 30, Cuthbertson 96 (2012 2A); NCSSM-Durham 64, Brevard 130 (2022 4A)
  14. 63 — Carrboro 59, East Lincoln 122 (2014 2A)
  15. 62 — Cardinal Gibbons 21, Durham School of the Arts 83 (2007 2A)
  16. (tie) 61 — Grimsley 49, East Mecklenburg 110 (1989 4A); NCSSM-Durham 82, Manteo 143 (2023 2A)
  18. 60 — T.C. Roberson 46, Asheville 106 (2006 3A)
  19. 58 — Lejeune 47, East Davidson 105 (1988 1A/2A)
  20. (tie) 57 — Franklin 50, Ragsdale 107 (1994 3A); Carrboro 38, North Lincoln 95 (2010 2A)
  22. 56 — Swain County 44, Thomas Jefferson 100 (2023 1A)
  23. (tie) 55 — T.C. Roberson 30, Statesville 85 (1986 3A); Swain County 59, Eno River Academy 114 (2022 1A)
  25. 54 — Cary 64, Watauga 118 (1997 4A)

Closest individual championship margins (must be 6 seconds or less)

  • 1. 0.19 seconds
    • 2012 2A (Carrboro’s Grace Morken over teammate Maysa Araba)
  • 2. 0.74 seconds
    • 2009 2A (North Henderson’s Catie Byrd over Topsail’s Zatha Loewen)
  • 3. 0.83 seconds
    • 2003 4A (Jordan’s Katherine Merrill over Chapel Hill’s Lindsey Nadolski)
  • T4. 1.0 seconds
    • 1989 4A (Smithfield-Selma’s Tammy Carpenter over Grimsley’s Silica Johnson)
    • 1995 3A (Wilkes Central’s Erin Musson over Fuquay-Varina’s Mandy Becker)
  • 6. 1.36 seconds
    • 2009 4A (T.C. Roberson’s Laura Hoer over East Chapel Hill’s Carolyn Baskir)
  • 7. 1.39 seconds
    • 2004 4A (Chapel Hill’s Lindsey Nadolski over Apex’s Andie Cozzarelli)
  • 8. 1.75 seconds
    • 2004 3A (Northwest Cabarrus’ Monique Jones over T.C. Roberson’s Caroline Kirby)
  • 9. 1.91 seconds
    • 2020 1A (Highland Tech’s Lauren Tolbert over Riverside of Williamston’s Briley Bickerstaff)
  • T10. 2.0 seconds
    • 1984 all classes (West Forsyth’s Tomeka Whitten over West Charlotte’s Melanie Collins)
    • 1986 4A (Chapel Hill’s Jamie Newnam over Grimsley’s Stacey Watkins)
    • 1986 3A (T.C. Roberson’s Francine Dumas over Wilkes Central’s Robyn Land)
  • 13. 2.09 seconds
    • 2015 1A (Highlands’ Blakely Moore over Robbinsville’s Shawnda Martin)
  • 14. 2.2 seconds
    • 1995 1A/2A (Hayesville’s Julie Stackhouse over Polk County’s Jennifer Dimsdale)
  • 15. 2.44 seconds  
    • 2019 1A (North Stokes’ Abigail Hemric over Highland Tech’s Lauren Tolbert)
  • 16. 2.9 seconds
    • 1994 1A/2A (Murphy’s Kristy Whitaker over Hayesville’s Julie Stackhouse)
  • 17. 2.95 seconds  
    • 2016 2A (Forbush’s Anna-Kathryn Kilby over Brevard’s Eliza Witherspoon)
  • 18. 2.96 seconds
    • 2008 1A (Robbinsville’s Faith Trammell over Hendersonville’s Kristen Stout)
  • T19. 3.0 seconds
    • 1980 all classes (McDowell’s Charlotte McCall over East Forsyth’s Leslie Ladd)
    • 2000 4A (Mount Tabor’s Ginger Wheeler over North Mecklenburg’s Amelia Slagle)
    • 2004 2A (Wilkes Central’s Lindsey Groce over Reidsville’s Clair Fraser)
  • 22. 3.16 seconds  
    • 2014 3A (A.C. Reynolds’ Anna Vess over Cardinal Gibbons’ Sophie Ebihara)
  • 23. 3.18 seconds  
    • 2012 4A (Broughton’s Megan Sullivan over East Chapel Hill’s Pegah Kamrani)
  • 24. 3.30 seconds  
    • 2023 3A (First Flight’s Morgan Miller over Fike’s Erin Pope)
  • 25. 3.33 seconds  
    • 2019 3A (North Iredell’s Jonna Strange over Cuthbertson’s Gabriella Castro)
  • 26. 3.47 seconds  
    • 2022 4A (Cuthbertson’s Stella Kermes over Myers Park’s Mary Bonner Dalton)
  • 27. 3.56 seconds
    • 2007 3A (Williams’ Lindsey Ester over T.C. Roberson’s Caroline Kirby)
  • T28. 4.0 seconds  
    • 2011 2A (Carrboro’s Grace Morken over Lincolnton’s Grace Turner)
    • 2011 3A (West Carteret’s Blake Dodge over Cardinal Gibbons’ Mary Grace Doggett)
  • 30. 4.12 seconds  
    • 2017 2A (Lake Norman Charter’s Mariah Howlett over teammate Izzy Evely)
  • 31. 4.15 seconds
    • 2005 1A (Polk County’s Elisabeth Elliot over Hayesville’s Kately Brown-Gomez)
  • 32. 4.54 seconds  
    • 2012 3A (Cardinal Gibbons’ Mary Grace Doggett over teammate Sophie Ebihara)
  • 33. 4.59 seconds
    • 2002 4A (Jordan’s Katherine Merrill over Tsehaye Dagnachew)
  • 34. 4.69 seconds
    • 2006 3A (T.C. Roberson’s Caroline Kirby over Williams’ Lindsay Ester)
  • 35. 5.05 seconds  
    • 2020 3A (Cuthbertson’s Madeline Hill over teammate Alyssa Preisano)
  • 36. 5.59 seconds  
    • 2021 4A (Apex’s Sarah Mitchell over Cardinal Gibbons’ Hannah Rae Shaffer)
  • 37. 5.90 seconds  
    • 2018 3A (Cuthbertson’s Madeline Hill over Harnett Central’s Maggie McCormick)
  • 38. 6.0 seconds
    • 1995 4A (Chapel Hill’s Angie Morley over Leesville Road’s Jill Redhage)

Biggest individual championship margins (must 35.0 seconds or more)

  1. 2 minutes, 53.5 seconds — 1992 1A/2A (Polk County’s Karen Godlock)
  2. 1 minute, 56.3 seconds — 1999 1A (Hendersonville’s Ariel Glassman)
  3. 1 minute, 27.6 seconds — 1996 3A (T.C. Roberson’s Sarah-Vance Goodman)
  4. 1 minute, 18.43 seconds — 2020 2A (North Lincoln’s Angie Allen over Lincolnton’s Katherine Hopkins)
  5. 1 minute, 10.91 seconds — 2003 2A (Monroe’s Leigh Ann Taylor)
  6. 1 minute, 10.69 seconds — 2009 1A (East Wilkes’ Carol Blankenship)
  7. 59.13 seconds — 2022 2A (Lincolnton’s Katherine Hopkins)
  8. 58.1 seconds — 1992 4A (Providence’s Ami Herman)
  9. 55.43 seconds — 2020 4A (Pinecrest’s Carmen Alder over teammate Vanessa Alder)
  10. 53.8 seconds — 1993 4A (E.E. Smith’s Frances Warner)
  11. 52.4 seconds — 1999 2A (West Wilkes’ Heidi Sloop)
  12. 50.11 seconds — 2023 4A (Myers Park’s Mary Bonner Dalton)
  13. 47.64 seconds — 2001 2A (North Henderson’s Jessica Durrant)
  14. 47.59 seconds — 2010 1A (East Wilkes’ Carol Blankenship)
  15. 46.1 seconds — 1996 1A/2A (Polk County’s Jennifer Dimsdale)
  16. 46.0 seconds — 1982 all classes (Richmond’s Kathy Ormsby)
  17. 44.42 seconds — 2015 4A (Leesville Road’s Nevada Mareno)
  18. 42.1 seconds — 1997 3A (T.C. Roberson’s Sarah-Vance Goodman)
  19. 41.0 seconds — 2000 3A (Western Harnett’s Alicia Valtin)
  20. 39.7 seconds — 1998 2A (North Henderson’s Diana Henderson)
  21. (tie) 37.19 seconds — 2000 1A (Hendersonville’s Erika Schneble); 2002 2A (Monroe’s Leigh Ann Taylor)
  23. 36.69 seconds — 2022 1A (Cherokee’s Dvdaya Swimmer)
  24. 36.60 seconds — 2001 3A (Eastern Wayne’s Jessica Collins)
  25. 36.12 seconds — 2023 2A (NCSSM-Durham’s Catherine Parker)
  26. (tie) 35.6 seconds — 1990 1A/2A (Polk County’s Karen Godlock); 1994 4A (Watauga’s Addie Bower)

Note: missing 1991 1A/2A team scores and final leaderboard

Courses that have hosted NCHSAA championships

*Ivey Redmon Complex, Kernersville: Times hosted — 14; Most recent — 2023.
McAlpine Park, Charlotte: Times hosted — 16; Most recent — 2001.
Tanglewood Park, Clemmons: Times hosted — 8; Most recent — 2009

*Was named Beeson Park 2010-2012

Source: highschoolot.com