South Stanly
South Stanly won the 2022 1A Boys Cross Country state championship vs Cherokee, 77 at Ivey Redmon Complex.
| Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Sport | Boys Cross Country |
| Classification | 1A |
| Champion | South Stanly |
| Runner-Up | Cherokee |
| Score | 77 - 77 |
| Venue | Ivey Redmon Complex, Kernersville |
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The Ivey Redmon Complex saw one of the closest finishes in the history of the NCHSAA’s Cross Country State Championships at the facility in the 1A Team Championship. South Stanly won a three-way tiebreaker over Christ the King & Cherokee after all three teams finished the race with 77 points each for their top five runners. South Stanly’s sophomore Eli Thompson likely had no idea how important his trip across the line would be for his team, as the team’s sixth place runner. However, when Eli Thompson crossed in 19:39.53 in 60th place overall and the 46th runner in the team competition, he was just six seconds ahead of the sixth runner from Cherokee, Ayden Thompson, which gave the Bulls the upper-hand in the sixth-runner tiebreaker. The win gives South Stanly their first State Championship in Men’s Cross Country. Freshman O’Malley Salinas from Andrews rolled to victory, winning by nearly 15 seconds as he crossed the line in 16:46.83 ahead of second-place Blake Nicholson from Christ the King who came home in 17:01.60. Salinas becomes the first runner from Andrews to win an individual State Championship. Christ the King, though tied with Cherokee and South Stanly with 77 points, finished third with their sixth runner, Mason Roberts, finishing in 21:34.22. The Crusaders top three were impressive though, as Nicholson finished second overall and senior teammate Logan Ades came in fourth overall at 17:21.12. Senior Joseph Locke crossed in 17:31.91 and eighth overall for the Crusaders, helping them to the best average time in the 1A Men’s Race as they posted a team average of 18:00.31. South Stanly was led by Joshawa Huneycutt who placed sixth in the individual race. The junior, Huneycutt, finished in 17:22.81. The Bulls averaged 18:11.15 as Ranfere Garcia and Davis Wright ran together to finish in 12th and 13th overall for the Bulls, helping them into the three-way tie.