Bishop McGuinness
Bishop McGuinness won the 2021 1A Boys Cross Country state championship vs South Stanly, 65 at Ivey Redmon Complex.
| Year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Sport | Boys Cross Country |
| Classification | 1A |
| Champion | Bishop McGuinness |
| Runner-Up | South Stanly |
| Score | 65 - 138 |
| Venue | Ivey Redmon Complex, Kernersville |
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Bishop McGuinness dominated the team competition at Ivey Redmon Complex, outracing second-place South Stanly by a 65-138 final tally. The individual championship was a two-man race between Corvian Community’s Jacob Fiorillo and Thomas Jefferson’s Carson Gilliam. The two ran stride-for-stride for most of the race, and Fiorillo pushed to the line just a few feet in front of Gilliam. Fiorillo won Corvian Community’s first individual State Championship in Cross Country, crossing the line in 16:34.24. Gilliam trailed behind him, posting a time of 16:36.59, in one of the closer individual races in recent memory. Bishop McGuinness was led by third-place finisher, C.J. Pacholke, who crossed in 16;52.89. Evan Sturgill trailed him for the Villains, clipping the line in 17:42.23 and 11th place overall. Arrington Culbertson crossed in 18:11.23 and 21st for the Villains while senior Noah Goodman finished in 25th at 18:14.57. Alessandro Lopez-Morales rounded out the scoring five for Bishop McGuinness as he finished 29th overall with a time of 18:19.83. Second-place team South Stanly was keyed by sophomore Josh Huneycutt who finished in 10th overall with a time of 17:35.32. The NCHSAA and NC Farm Bureau Insurance Sportsmanship Awards for the 1A Men’s Championship went to Evan Sturgill from Bishop McGuinness and Josh Huneycutt from South Stanly.