Croatan
Croatan won the 2022 3A Boys Cross Country state championship vs North Lincoln, 143 at Ivey Redmon Complex.
| Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Sport | Boys Cross Country |
| Classification | 3A |
| Champion | Croatan |
| Runner-Up | North Lincoln |
| Score | 143 - 149 |
| Venue | Ivey Redmon Complex, Kernersville |
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Gabriel Schmid led the way for the 3A Men’s Race. The junior from Orange outlegged North Lincoln’s Stephen Fernetti to the line, winning the individual 3A State Championship with a time of 15:44.28. Schmid’s victory was the third individual State Championship in the history of Orange High’s Cross Country program. He becomes just the second runner to win a title at Orange, joining two-time winner Bradsher Wilkins, who won in 1997 and 1998, as the only other runner with the individual State Champion distinction. Croatan runners ran together and managed to push one another to the program’s first team State Championship. Senior James Wallace was the top finisher for Croatan, clocking in at 11th overall in 16:55.79 with junior teammate Tyrese Cone right on his heels in 12th at 16:56.10. North Lincoln’s Fernetti crossed in 16:00.64, leading North Lincoln to a second-place finish in the team competition. North Lincoln had a slightly better average time than Croatan, as the Knights were just a tenth of a second faster on average, but the Cougars clipped them on placement points 143-149.