While athletes and teams won indoor track & field state championships this weekend, some managed to tie and break records.

The N.C. High School Athletic Association’s indoor track & field state championship was held at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15.

All three boys champions claimed their first team titles in program history this weekend — Mallard Creek (4A), Dudley (3A), and Seaforth (1A/2A).

On the girls side, Cardinal Gibbons ended Cuthbertson’s run of consecutive indoor track state championships at seven, including the last three 4A titles. It was the second team title in program history for Cardinal Gibbons.

Dudley’s girls team managed to extend its streak to three straight 3A state championships, but another streak ended at the 1A/2A level where Cummings beat Swain County to stop the Maroon Devils’ run at three.

Some of the record-breaking performances came from athletes at these schools, but other schools were also represented.

A total of four state meet records fell this weekend, all in the boys competition. The 300 meter state meet record was beaten twice. 14 different records fell in various classifications.

State Meet Records

BOYS

• 500 Meter: New record of 1:03.44 set by Joshua Cooper of Willow Spring. The previous record of 1:03.65 was set by Andrew Hendrix of New Bern in 2009.
• 1000 Meter: New record of 2:27.76 set by Kyle Barner of Marvin Ridge. The previous record of 2:28.85 was set by Kyle Durham of Weddington in 2019.
• 300 Meter: New Record of 33.96 set by Micah Walker of Parkland. The previous reocrd of 34.22 was set by Isaiah Monroe of Dudley in 2022.
• 300 Meter: New record of 33.96 set by Ja’Neil Harris of T.W. Andrews. The previous record of 34.22 was set by Isaiah Monroe of Dudley in 2022.

GIRLS

• No new records

4A Meet Records

BOYS

• 500 Meter: New record of 1:03.44 set by Joshua Cooper of Willow Spring. The previous record of 1:03.65 was set by Andrew Hendrix of New Bern in 2009
• 1000 Meter: New record of 2:27.76 set by Kyle Barner of Marvin Ridge. The previous record of 2:29.03 was set by Dylan Ferris of East Forsyth in 2008.
• 300 Meter: New Record of 33.96 set by Micah Walker of Parkland. The previous reocrd of 34.36 was set by C.J. Martin of Clayton in 2024.

GIRLS

• No new records

3A Meet Records

BOYS

• No new records

GIRLS

• 4×200 Meter Relay: New record of 1:40.33 set by Dudley (Nilijah Darden, Jalee Brown, Bridgette Dow, Shalei Jordan). The previous record of 1:41.95 set by Parkland in 2019.
• 500 Meter: New record of 1:13.20 set by Tianna Spinks of Southern Guilford. The previous record of 1:14.05 was set by Alysia Johnson of Hillside in 2019.
  • Note: Zoe Dorsey of Terry Sanford also beat the previous record with a time of 1:13.89.
• 300 Meter: New record of 38.62 set by Jalee Brown of Dudley. The previous record of 39.32 was set by Alysia Johnson of Hillside in 2019.
  • Note: Tianna Spinks of Southern Guilford also beat the previous record with a time of 39.13.

1A/2A Meet Records

BOYS

• 1000 Meter: New record of 2:29.76 set by Will Cuicchi of Seaforth. The previous record of 2:32.72 was set by Skylar Stultz of First Flight in 2018.
• 300 Meter: New record of 33.96 set by Ja’Neil Harris of T.W. Andrews. The previous record of 34.09 was set by Harris in 2023.
• High Jump: Chase Farlow of Randleman tied the state record of 6-10.00 set by Demarus Stallings of North Rowan in 2005 and by Tanner Anderson of East Burke in 2010.

GIRLS

• 4×200 Meter Relay: New record of 1:46.16 set by Mountain Island Charter (Ajuliah Washington, Sydney Labenson, Harmoni Carter, Olivia Patterson). The previous record of 1:47.19 was set by Cummings in 2016.
• 1000 Meter: New record of 2:56.36 set by Annie Lewis of Swain County. The previous record of 2:58.68 was set by Lauren Tolbert of Highland Tech in 2022.
  • Note: Maya Little of Pine Lake Prep also beat the previous record with a time of 2:58.45.
• 3200 Meter: New record of 10:45.27 set by Arizona Blankenship of Swain County. The previous record of 10:48.48 was set by Sarah Vance Goodman of T.C. Roberson in 1998.
• High Jump: D’Anna Cotton of Cummings tied the state record of 5-06.00 set by Hunter Wellborn of Starmount in 2014 and by Cotton in 2024.
  • Note: Rachel Key of Wilson Prep also tied the record of 5-06.00.
• Triple Jump: New record of 40-09.00 set by D’Anna Cotton of Cummings. The previous record of 40-08.00 was set by DeAnne Davis of Cummings in 1996.