XC regional roundup: Cardinal Gibbons girls win; boys take second place in 4A Midwest

Cross country runners from across the state did their best to qualify for next weekend’s N.C. High School Athletic Association state championships on Saturday, as teams ran regional races from across the state.

In the 4A Midwest, Cardinal Gibbons took home the girls’ title while the boys were second to Winston-Salem’s Mount Tabor.

4A Midwest

Qualifying boys teams: Mount Tabor (32); Cardinal Gibbons (73); East Chapel Hill (94); Jordan (166).

Qualifying individuals: John Tatter, R.J. Reynolds (sixth, 15:57.24); Ian Shanklin, Page (9th, 16:04.83); Todd Holbrook, R.J. Reynolds (11th, 16:17.68); Isaiah Hanna, Reagan (13th, 16:21.70); Benjamin Baxter, Grimsley (14th, 16:28.83); Nick Simmons, Davie County (16th, 16:38.19); Matthew Staehle, Jordan (17th, 16:38.19).

Individual champ: Connor Lane, Cardinal Gibbons (15:43.17).

Qualifying girls teams: Cardinal Gibbons (27), Northwest Guilford (90), West Forsyth (109), Grimsley (116).

Qualifying individuals: Hannah Mercer, North Davidson (sixth, 19:11.17); Isabel Zimmerman, Reagan (9th, 19:27.30); Alex Apple, Ragsdale (10th, 19:32.17); Jenna Lineberry, Mount Tabor (11th, 19:39.70); Ceara Gannon, Riverside (12th, 19:49.76); Megan Ehrhardt, Southeast Guilford (22nd, 20:22.02); Ainsley Cooper, Reagan (23rd, 20:25.07).

Individual champ: Sophie Ebihara, Cardinal Gibbons (18:38.23).

3A Mideast

Qualifying boys teams: Chapel Hill (44), Union Pines (85), Northern Guilford (89), Orange (145).

Qualifying individuals: Hunter Gilbert, Western Alamance (second, 16:32.03); Jacob DeAngelo, Western Alamance (5th, 16:44.66); Ian Elliott, Cedar Ridge (8th, 16:51.72); Collin Bunner, Cedar Ridge (10th, 16:56.03); Devon William, Terry Sanford (15th, 17:14.00); Devon Pratt, Terry Sanford (17:19.69); Nick Grubb, Lee County (17:21.75).

Individual champ: David Melville, Northern Guilford (16:10.69).

Qualifying girls teams: Chapel Hill (15), Northern Guilford (79), Union Pines (106), Orange (112).

Individual qualifiers: Elizabeth Zarzar, Cedar Ridge (7th, 20:04.41); Tori Martin, Rockingham County (14th, 21:05.53); Aliya Rice, Terry Sanford (15th, 21:11.47); Julie Averette, Cedar Ridge (16th, 21:18.06); Anders Robinson, Williams (17th, 21:20.00); Cassidy White, Western Alamance (23rd, 22:02.75); Sarah Terzotis, Northwood (24th, 22:11.97).

Individual champ: Katerine Dokholyan, Chapel Hill (18:47.50).

3A East

Qualifying boys teams: Northern Nash (44), Topsail (101), Corinth Holders (108), West Carteret (126).

Qualifying individuals: Jacob Gonzalez, South Johnston (first, 15:37.00); Gable Dershem, Cleveland (second, 15:56.00); Wyatt Dershem, Cleveland (third, 16:00.00); Lane Dukes, White Oak (eighth, 16:40.02); Jack Palagruto, South Brunswick (14th, 16:56.00); Aaron Rand, Richlands (15th, 16:58.00); Caleb Silver, Smithfield-Selma (16th, 16:59.00).

"Gable went ahead early and gave me someone to pace with,'' Jacob Gonzalez said. "He pressed me a bit. I'm not used to seeing somebody in front of me.''

Qualifying girls teams: West Carteret (39), Corinth Holders (63), White Oak (155), Jacksonville (157).

Qualifying individuals: Fiona Pedrick, Eastern Wayne (second, 19:22.00); Paige Horvath, Swansboro (third, 19:41.00); Gwyn Reece, Smithfield-Selma (sixth, 20:16.00); Jessica Cullins, Cleveland (ninth, 20:31.00); Jasmine Cullins, Cleveland (11th, 20:34.00); Mary McCall Leland, Rocky Mount (12th, 20:35.44); Sophia Brown, Swansboro (15th, 20:43.00).

"I'm very happy and proud of our girls,'' said Corinth Holders coach Joe Johnston. "We start running the Saturday after school gets out for the summer. You can't do that unless you are committed and want to work hard. It all starts there.''

Individual champion: Emme Fisher, West Carteet (19:05.00).

2A Mideast

Qualifying girls teams: Carborro (43), 2. Durham School of the Arts (45), 3. N.C. School of Science and Math (61), Clinton (111).

Individuals: Karmen Brown, Jordan-Matthews (10th, 21.00.52), Katherine Clayton, Roanoke Rapids (12th, 21:07.44), Hannah Styers, Franklinton (14th, 21:15.79), Joanna Henry, Franklinton (21st, 22:02.29), Haley Sheehan, Bunn (26th, 22:50.41); Zoe Hall-Wray, Franklinton (31st, 23:32.27); Catherine Acree, Roanoke Rapids (32nd, 23:41.18).

Individual champion: Amanda Hickey, Carborro (18:45.75).

"I'm really excited," Hickey said. "It wasn't really expected. I thought it was going to be harder to be out there and be out in front, but, you know, it feels good. I'm happy about it and really excited for states."

Qualifying boys teams: N.C. School of Science and Math (36), Carborro (42), Durham School of the Arts (47), Clinton (127).

Individuals: Britt Lehman, Jordan-Matthews (11th, 17:07.10), Logan Hornyak, Franklinton (23rd, 17:57.10); Will Warren, Midway (25th, 18:10.90), Carlos Tzitzun, Graham (27th, 18:15.60), Baretta Exley, Franklinton (29th, 18:38.20), Sam Thorn, Reidsville (33rd, 19:26.50).

Individual champion: Frank Kenney, N.C. School of Science and Math (16:11)

"We got fifth in both, and we came so close," Franklinton coach Clennie Wilkins said. "It was tough, but exciting. They've worked really hard. For the individuals, it's an awesome experience. I'm proud of all of them."

1A Mideast

Qualifying boys teams: Raleigh Charter (47), Research Triangle (47), Voyager Academy (102), Woods Charter (113).

Qualifying individuals: Austin Sullivan (7th, 17:02.50); Jeddy Waldon, Franklin Academy (9th, 17:29.84); Jonathan Wertz , Franklin Academy (11th, 17:37.33); Dalton Farmer, Rosewood (16th, 17:55.88); Karson McKenzie, Roxboro Community (17th, 17:56.63); Austin Hunt (19th, 18:04.49); L.J. Faircloth, Lakewood (20th, 18:05.34).

Individual champ: Madison Daniel, Research Triangle (16:17.29)

Qualifying girls teams: Raleigh Charter (57); Franklin Academy (62); Woods Charter (106); Roxboro Community (132).

Qualifying individuals: Ashley Hinterleiter, Hobbton (fifth, 20:45.81); Haley Thurston, North Duplin (7th, 21:07.88); Lani Foglesong, Voyager Academy (11th, 21:20.07); Elaina Amy, Rosewood (13th, 22:00.07); Haley Turner, East Wake Academy (16th, 22:10.97); Ashley Johnson, East Wake Academy (18th, 22:30.98); Natalie Bowers, Research Triangle (20th, 22:46.04).

Individual champ: Gillian Scott, Raleigh Charter (19:59.58).

1A Midwest

Chatham Central qualifies for boys’ championship. Chatham Cental’s Chesney Crowley qualified for the girls’ championship.

Geoff Neville and Jessika Morgan contributed.

This story was originally published October 31, 2015 at 8:30 PM with the headline "XC regional roundup: Cardinal Gibbons girls win; boys take second place in 4A Midwest."