The fifth-annual HighSchoolOT girls cross country all-state team features 18 runners making a second, third, or fourth appearance on the team, including four runners who were repeat first-team selections.

The teams place 10 runners on first, second, and third teams, respectively, based on championship times with 15 runners making honorable mention based mostly on a combination of their championship time and finish.

Previous HSOT All-State teams, final rankings

The full teams are listed below, with runners listed in order of their championship times. Some highlights:

• Carolina Day’s Caroline Barton graduates as a three-time all-state pick and a two-time first teamer.
• Annie Miller of Metrolina Christian and Hannah Rae Shaffer of Cardinal Gibbons were four-time all-state selections. Shaffer made the first team her first three seasons, while Miller made the first team twice.
• Lake Norman junior Kasey Dingman has made the team three years in a row, as has Myers Park junior Kate Willette.
• Trinity Academy’s Morgan Pennington graduates with three selections in total, including one first team appearance.
• Cardinal Gibbons led the way with four selections, while Myers Park was second with three. The Crusaders were the No. 1 team in the final HSOT rankings.

HighSchoolOT Girls Cross Country All-State Team for 2024

First Team

Caroline Barton, Carolina Day (senior) — 17:33.80; NCISAA 3A champ (3x all-state, 2x first team)
Caitlin Kasten, Covenant Day (sophomore) — 17:38.10; NCISAA 4A champ (2x all-state)
Sofi Alexander, Asheville (junior) — 18:01.23; 4A champ
Elle Dawson, Ragsdale (freshman) — 18:02.74; 2nd in 4A
Morgan Miller, First Flight (junior) — 18:04.99; 3A champ (2x all-state, 2x first team)
Annie Miller, Metrolina Christian (senior) — 18:05.00; 2nd in NCISAA 4A (4x all-state, 2x first team)
Audrey Crowder, Durham Academy (junior) — 18:05.80; 3rd in NCISAA 4A (2x all-state, 2x first team)
Amelia Medlin, Hoggard (sophomore) — 18:09.92; 3rd in 4A
Arizona Blankenship, Swain County (senior) — 18:11.69; 1A champ (2x all-state)
Addie Oversmith, Broughton (senior) — 18:12.91; 4th in 4A

Second Team

Georgy Helmers, E.E. Smith (junior) — 18:13.19; 2nd in 3A
Colby McCollum, Cuthbertson (freshman) — 18:13.90; 5th in 4A
Hannah Rae Shaffer, Cardinal Gibbons (senior) — 18:14.12; 6th in 4A (4x all-state)
Kasey Dingman, Lake Norman (junior) — 18:14.96; 7th in 4A (3x all-state)
Cali Townsend, Watauga (freshman) — 18:16.09; 8th in 4A
Olivia Ferraro, North Lincoln (junior) — 18:18.51; 3rd in 3A (2x all-state)
Addy Mitchell, Cardinal Gibbons (senior) — 18:18.78; 9th in 4A
Maggie Whitham, Cardinal Gibbons (junior) — 18:24.94; 10th in 4A
Bridget Yu, Charlotte Latin (senior) — 18:29.40; 4th in NCISAA 4A
Kate Willette, Myers Park (junior) — 18:30.00; 11th in 4A (3x all-state)

Third Team

Kaitlyn Estep, Cardinal Gibbons (freshman) — 18:35.42; 12th in 4A
Gracie Plastino, Apex (sophomore) — 18:36.58; 13th in 4A
Cate Hata, Hickory Christian (senior) — 18:37.30; NCISAA 2A champ (2x all-state)
Elizabeth Weltz, South Mecklenburg (junior) — 18:37.51; 14th in 4A
Haley Browne, Ravenscroft (senior) — 18:37.90; 6th in NCISAA 4A (2x all-state)
Ruth Metaferia, Leesville Road (junior) — 18:39.97; 15th in 4A
Catherine Parker, NCSSM-Durham (senior) — 18:42.38; 2A champ (2x all-state)
Rachel Riley, Mount Tabor (sophomore) — 18:43.37; 16th in 4A (2x all-state)
Annie Lewis, Swain County (junior) — 18:46.81; 2nd in 1A
Lily O’Brien, Chapel Hill (freshman) — 18:49.87; 17th in 4A

Honorable Mention

Madison Sledge, University Christian (junior) — 18:51.70; 2nd in NCISAA 2A
Bella Green, North Lincoln (senior) — 18:53.35; 5th in 3A
Blakeley Bork, Burlington Christian (freshman) — 18:57.40; 3rd in NCISAA 2A
Nicole Alfers, Christ the King (senior) — 18:58.22; 3rd in 1A (2x all-state)
Sadie Mersereau, Chapel Hill (freshman) — 18:50.29; 18th in 4A
Savannah Gentille, Marvin Ridge (freshman) — 18:54.38; 19th in 4A
Alaina Zabel, Myers Park (sophomore) — 18:54.69; 20th in 4A
Beatrice Duffy, Saint Mary’s (freshman) — 18:58.60; 7th in NCISAA 4A
Louisa Betz, Broughton (junior) — 18:59.06; 21st in 4A (2x all-state)
Delaney Horton, Swansboro (senior) — 19:00.02; 6th in 3A
Morgan Pennington, Trinity Academy (senior) — 19:00.30; 2nd in NCISAA 3A (3x all-state)
Molly Barber, Myers Park (junior) — 19:00.91; 22nd in 4A
Josie Schihl, Cuthbertson (junior) — 19:03.21; 23rd in 4A (2x all-state)
Peyton Black, Harnett Central (junior) — 19:07.94; 7th in 3A
Ella McCall, Chapel Hill Cheetahs Homeschool (freshman) — 19:19.48; NCHEAC champ