Cross Country Archives

Note: The project to collect this information is ongoing and has so far utilized past media coverage, old Angelus yearbooks, and scorebooks. Please e-mail omissions or corrections to Sports Information Director Andrew Pearson at apearson@christschool.org.  

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Christ School's 2022 state-championship team.

RECORD BOOK

TEAM STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2021 and 2022. 

TEAM STATE RUNNERS-UP: 1977, 1984, 1986, 1987, and 1988. 

TEAM CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1976, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023. 

TEAM BUNCOMBE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2019.

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS AWARDS BANQUET: Division II Male Team in an Olympic Sport (2023). 

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Christ School's 2021 state-championship team. 

INDIVIDUAL STATE CHAMPIONS: Colley Bell '78 (1977); Matt Shepherd '84 (1982); Andy Taylor '87 (1986), Rett English '08 (2006 & 2007), Andrew Hammel '20 (2019), and Rocky Hansen '23 (2021 and 2022). 

CHAMPS SPORTS SOUTH REGIONAL CHAMPION: Rocky Hansen '23. 

CHAMPS SPORTS ALL-AMERICAN: Rocky Hansen '23. 

GATORADE STATE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Rocky Hansen '23 (2022). 

HIGHSCHOOLOT.COM STATE RUNNER OF THE YEAR: Rocky Hansen '23 (2022). 

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS AWARD BANQUET: 2023 Division II Male Athlete of the Year (Rocky Hansen '23). 

COACHING RECORDS: Reed Finlay '58 was responsible for reviving the Christ School program in the early 1970s and coached the Greenies from 1973-1991 with a record of 847-348. Randy Ashley coached Christ School to back-to-back NCISAA 4-A state championships in 2021 and 2022. 

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ALL-TIME BEST PERFORMANCES (5 KILOMETERS, 3.1 MILES)

AthleteTimeRace
Rocky Hansen '2314:20.90*2022 Alexander/ASICS Invitational
Rocky Hansen '2314:40.062022 Champs Sports South Regional
Rocky Hansen '2314:44.902022 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Rocky Hansen '2314:45.002022 adidas XC Challenge
Rocky Hansen '2314:46.592022 Hagan-Stone Classic
Rocky Hansen '2314:57.602022 Eye-Opener Meet
Dawson Reeves '2415:03.232022 Alexander/ASICS Invitational
Rocky Hansen '2315:06.302022 CAA Championship Meet
Dawson Reeves '2415:06.902023 CAA Championship Meet
Dawson Reeves '2415:16.602023 adidas XC Challenge
Dawson Reeves '2415:18.992023 CAA Home Meet
Dawson Reeves '2415:20.302022 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Rocky Hansen '2315:21.802021 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Rocky Hansen '2315:22.002022 Champs Sports National Meet
Dawson Reeves '2415:26.002023 CISAA Invitational
Rocky Hansen '2315:28.002021 Great American Festival
Rocky Hansen '2315:31.102021 CAA Championship Meet
Dawson Reeves '2415:31.102021 CAA Championship Meet
Andrew Hammel '2015:31.802019 Great American Festival
Rocky Hansen '2315:32.402021 adidas XC Challenge
Dawson Reeves '2415:34.902022 CAA Championship Meet
Dawson Reeves '2415:36.702023 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Andrew Hammel '2015:37.002019 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Dawson Reeves '2415:37.922022 Hagan-Stone Classic
Joseph Visconti '2015:39.802019 Great American Festival
Rocky Hansen '2315:42.102021 ACA Invitational
Andrew Hammel '2015:45.002019 Hare and Hounds Invitational
Dawson Reeves '2415:46.402022 adidas XC Challenge
Eyob Gill '2415:46.802023 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Dawson Reeves '2415:47.102021 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Eyob Gill '2415:48.032022 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Dawson Reeves '2415:48.802021 Great American Festival
Eyob Gill '2415:49.002023 CAA Championship Meet
Andrew Hammel '2015:49.002018 Eye-Opener Meet
Dawson Reeves '2415:49.302022 Eye-Opener Meet
Eyob Gill '2415:49.782023 CAA Home Meet
Andrew Hammel '2015:51.302019 Eye-Opener Meet
Dawson Reeves '2415:51.402023 Eye-Opener Meet
Noah Clancy '2615:52.102024 Eye-Opener Meet
Eyob Gill '2415:52.302023 Eye-Opener Meet
Eyob Gill '2415:53.202023 CISAA Invitational
Rett English '0815:55.002007 Foot Locker South Regional Meet
Joseph Visconti '2015:55.902019 Nike Race of Champions
Brooks Barbee '2715:56.102024 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Joseph Visconti '2015:57.902019 Hare and Hounds Invitational
Brooks Barbee '2715:58.302024 Eye Opener Meet
Eyob Gill '2416:03.802023 adidas XC Challenge
Rocky Hansen '2316:03.842021 CAA Meet at ACA
Joseph Visconti '2016:05.602019 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Jackson Burch '2216:05.902021 adidas XC Challenge
Kahzi Sealey '2316:07.402022 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Jackson Burch '2216:07.902021 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Jackson Burch '2216:08.602021 CAA Championship Meet
Dallas Reeves '2716:08.602024 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Rett English '0816:13.002007 NCISAA 3-A State Meet
Dawson Reeves '2416:13.202021 adidas XC Challenge
Dawson Reeves '2416:16.662021 ACA Invitational
Kahzi Sealey '2316:16.702022 Hagan-Stone Classic
Andrew Hammel '2016:18.582019 Buncombe County Meet
Rocky Hansen '2316:19.002019 Great American Festival
Dawson Reeves '2416:19.102021 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Kahzi Sealey '2316:19.102022 adidas XC Challenge
Rocky Hansen '2316:20.102022 CAA Home Meet
Dawson Reeves '2416:20.402022 CAA Home Meet
Dallas Reeves '2716:22.302024 Eye-Opener Meet
Kahzi Sealey '2316:25.502022 Eye-Opener Meet
Kahzi Sealey '2316:26.902022 CAA Championship Meet
Jack Cross '2216:27.902021 NCISAA 4-A State Meet
Eyob Gill '2416:30.802022 CAA Championship Meet

* - North Carolina all-time record for private and public schools.

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Dawson Reeves '24, Coach Randy Ashley, and Eyob Gill '24.

ALL-STATE

  • 2024: Brooks Barbee '27 and Dallas Reeves '27. 
  • 2023: Dawson Reeves '24 and Eyob Gill '24. 
  • 2022: Rocky Hansen '23, Dawson Reeves '24, Eyob Gill '24, and Kahzi Sealey '23. 
  • 2021: Rocky Hansen '23, Dawson Reeves '24, Jackson Burch '22, and Jack Cross '22. 
  • 2020: Dawson Reeves '24 and Jackson Burch '22. 
  • 2019: Andrew Hammel '20 and Joseph Visconti '20.
  • 2018: Andrew Hammel '20 and Joseph Visconti '20.  
  • 2017: Andrew Hammel '20. 
  • 2016: None. 
  • 2015: None. 
  • 2014: None. 
  • 2013: None. 
  • 2012: None. 
  • 2011: None. 
  • 2010: None. 
  • 2009: None. 
  • 2008: None. 
  • 2007: Rett English '08. 
  • 2006: Rett English '08. 
  • 2005: Rett English '08. 
  • 2004: None. 
  • 2003: None. 
  • 2002: None. 
  • 2001: Brandon Galloway '04 and Hamud Abdish-Shahid '03. 
  • 2000: None. 
  • 1999: None. 
  • 1998: None. 
  • 1997: None. 
  • 1996: None. 
  • 1995: None. 
  • 1994: None. 
  • 1993: None. 
  • 1992: None. 
  • 1991: None. 
  • 1990: None. 
  • 1989: Thomas Lovelace '90. 
  • 1988: Danny Jordan and Zac Berg '89. 
  • 1987: Bob Vande Weghe '88, Zac Berg '89, and Hayward Edmunds '89. 
  • 1986: Andy Taylor '87, Robert Gruber '87, and Bob Vande Weghe '88. 
  • 1985: Andy Taylor '87.
  • 1984: Kevin O'Keefe '85. 
  • 1983: Jay Curwen '84. 
  • 1982: Matt Shepherd '84. 
  • 1981: Matt Shepherd '84 and Dusty Dial '82. 
  • 1980 Scott Sylvester '81. 
  • 1979: Scott Sylvester '81. 
  • 1978: Shannon Allison '79. 
  • 1977: Colley Bell '78 and Shannon Allison '79. 
  • 1976: Colley Bell '78. 
  • 1974: Robert Poston '76 and Charles Worth '76. 

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ALL-CONFERENCE

  • 2024: No conference meet due to Hurrican Helene. 
  • 2023: Dawson Reeves '24, Eyob Gill '24, Luke Parrish '24, and Dallas Reeves '27. 
  • 2022: Rocky Hansen '23, Dawson Reeves '24, Kahzi Sealey '23, Eyob Gill '24, Dallas Reeves '27, Luke Parrish '24, and Will Peeler '23. 
  • 2021: Rocky Hansen '23, Dawson Reeves '24, Jackson Burch '22, Jack Cross '22, Eyob Gill '24, Luke Parrish '24, and Kahzi Sealey '23. 
  • 2020: Dawson Reeves '24 and Jackson Burch '22. 
  • 2019: Andrew Hammel '20, Joseph Visconti '20, and Rocky Hammel '23. 
  • 2018: Andrew Hammel '20 and Joseph Visconti '20. 
  • 2017: Andrew Hammel '20. 
  • 2016: Morgan McDonald '17. 
  • 2015: None. 
  • 2014: None. 
  • 2012: None. 
  • 2011: Kyle Husslein '14. 
  • 2010: Kyle Husslein '14. 
  • 2009: None. 
  • 2008: None. 
  • 2007: Rett English '08. 
  • 2006: Rett English '08. 
  • 2005: Rett English '08. 
  • 2004: None. 
  • 2003: Brandon Galloway '04. 
  • 2002: Brandon Galloway '04. 
  • 2001: Hamud Abdush-Shahid '03 and Brandon Galloway '04. 
  • 2000: Brandon Galloway '04. 
  • 1999: Kelly Burkett '01 and Peter Gartrell '01. 
  • 1998: Kelly Burkett '01. 
  • 1997: None. 
  • 1996: Wesley Turner, Jeremy Walters '97, and John Heinitsch. 
  • 1995: Natt Hall '96. 
  • 1994: Jeremy Walters '97. 
  • 1993: Drew Hyche '94. 
  • 1992: Nathan Croom '94. 
  • 1990: Johannes Steegman '92, Ben Pickens '91, and Jesse Romo-Pimentel '91. 
  • 1986: Andy Taylor '87, Bobby Vande Weghe '88, and Robert Gruber '87.  
  • 1985: Andy Taylor '87. 
  • 1983: Matt Shepherd '84, Jay Curwen '84, Michael Bowles '85, Kevin O'Keefe '85, and Craig Dominey. 
  • 1982: Matt Shepherd '84. 
  • 1981: Matt Shepherd '84. 
  • 1979: Scott Sylvester '81 and Thomas Curtis '81. 
  • 1978: Shannon Allison '79 and Tut Brown. 
  • 1976: Colley Bell '78, Alec Adams '77, George Plater '79, and David Allen. 
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Rett English '08.

CONFERENCE RUNNER OF THE YEAR

  • 2023: Dawson Reeves '24. 
  • 2022: Rocky Hansen '23.
  • 2021: Rocky Hansen '23. 
  • 2020: Dawson Reeves '24.
  • 2019: Andrew Hammel '20. 
  • 2018: Andrew Hammel '20. 
  • 2017: Andrew Hammel '20. 
  • 2006: Rett English '08. 
  • 2005: Rett English '08. 
  • 1996: Wesley Turner. 
  • 1986: Andy Taylor '87. 
  • 1985: Andy Taylor '87. 
  • 1983: Matt Shepherd '84. 
  • 1982: Matt Shepherd '84. 
  • 1981: Matt Shepherd '84. 
  • 1978: Shannon Allison '79. 
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Andrew Hammel '20.

ALL-BUNCOMBE COUNTY

Note: The meet was discontinued following the 2019 season. 

  • 2019: Andrew Hammel '20, Joseph Visconti '20, Rocky Hansen '23, and Dawson Reeves '24. 
  • 2018: Andrew Hammel '20 and Joseph Visconti '20. 
  • 2017: Andrew Hammel '20 and Joseph Visconti '20.
  • 2016: None. 
  • 2015: None. 
  • 2014: None. 
  • 2013: None. 
  • 2012: None.  
  • 2011: Kyle Husslein '14. 
  • 2010: None. 
  • 2008: None. 
  • 2007: None. 
  • 2006: Rett English '08. 
  • 2005: None. 
  • 2004: None. 

BUNCOMBE COUNTY CHAMPION

  • 2019: Andrew Hammel '20. 
  • 2018: Andrew Hammel '20. 
  • 2017: Andrew Hammel '20. 

ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES ALL-WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

  • 2023: Dawson Reeves '24 and Eyob Gill '24. 
  • 2022: Rocky Hansen '23, Dawson Reeves '24, Kahzi Sealey '23, Eyob Gill '24, and Luke Parrish '24. 
  • 2021: Rocky Hansen '23, Dawson Reeves '24, and Jackson Burch '22. 
  • 2020: Dawson Reeves '24 and Jackson Burch '22. 
  • 2019: Andrew Hammel '20 and Joseph Visconti '20. 
  • 2018: Andrew Hammel '20. 
  • 2017: Andrew Hammel '20. 
  • 2016: None. 
  • 2015: None. 
  • 2014: None. 
  • 2013: None. 
  • 2012: None. 
  • 2011: None. 
  • 2010: None. 
  • 2009: None. 
  • 2008: None. 
  • 2007: Rett English '08. 
  • 2006: Rett English '08. 
  • 2005: None. 
  • 2004: None. 
  • 2003: None. 
  • 2002: None. 
  • 2001: None. 
  • 2000: None. 

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RUNNER OF THE YEAR

  • 2023: Dawson Reeves '24. 
  • 2022: Rocky Hansen '23. 
  • 2021: Rocky Hansen '23. 
  • 2019: Andrew Hammel '20
  • 2018: Andrew Hammel '20
  • 2017: Andrew Hammel '20. 

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA COACH OF THE YEAR

  • 2022: Randy Ashley. 
  • 2021: Randy Ashley. 
  • 2019: Randy Ashley. 

ARMY RESERVE NATIONAL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE

  • 1986: Andy Taylor '87. 

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA SPORTS AWARD BANQUET

  • 2023: Blue Ridge Division of EmergeOrtho Division I Male Team in an Olympic Sport and Young Transportation Division II Male Athlete of the Year: Rocky Hansen '23. 

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MOST VALUABLE RUNNER

  • 2024: Dawson Reeves '24. 
  • 2023: Rocky Hansen '23. 
  • 2022: Rocky Hansen '23. 
  • 2021: Rocky Hansen '23.
  • 2020: Dawson Reeves '24. 
  • 2019: Andrew Hammel '20. 
  • 2018: Andrew Hammel '20. 
  • 2017: Andrew Hammel '20. 
  • 2016: Morgan MacDonald '17. 
  • 2015: Vance Stiles '17. 
  • 2014: Liam Pulsifer '17. 
  • 2013: Michael Bidencope '16. 
  • 2012: Kyle Husslein '14. 
  • 2011: Kyle Husslein '14. 
  • 2010: Kyle Husslein '14. 
  • 2009: Hagood Grantham '11 and Austin Coward '11. 
  • 2008: Hagood Grantham '08. 
  • 2007: Rett English '08. 
  • 2006: Rett English '08. 
  • 2005: Rett English '08. 
  • 2004: Kevin Codd '05. 
  • 2003: Brandon Galloway '04. 
  • 2002: Brandon Galloway '04. 
  • 2001: Ben Rowland '02. 
  • 2000: Peter Gartrell '01. 
  • 1998: Micah Lannom '98. 
  • 1997: Wesley Turner '98. 
  • 1996: Jeremy Walters '97. 
  • 1995: Jeremy Walters '97. 
  • 1994: Drew Hyche '94. 
  • 1993: Nathan Croom '94. 
  • 1992: Denny Richardson '92. 
  • 1991: Ben Pickens '91. 
  • 1990: Thomas Lovelace '90. 
  • 1989: Danny Jordan. 
  • 1988: Bobby Vande Weghe '88. 
  • 1987: Andy Taylor '87. 
  • 1986: Andy Taylor '87. 
  • 1985: Kevin O'Keefe '85. 
  • 1984: Matt Shepherd '84. 
  • 1983: Matt Shepherd '84. 
  • 1982: Matt Shepherd '84. 
  • 1981: Scott Sylvester '81. 
  • 1980: Scott Sylvester '81. 
  • 1979: Shannon Allison '79. 
  • 1978: Colley Bell '78. 
  • 1977: Colley Bell '78. 
  • 1976: Alec Adams '77. 
  • 1975: Alex Woollcott '76. 
  • 1974: Robert Posten. 
  • 1973: Stewart Walker. 

MOST IMPROVED RUNNER

  • 2024: William Hughes '25. 
  • 2023: Eyob Gill '24. 
  • 2022: Matthew Luke '22. 
  • 2021: Matthew Luke '22. 
  • 2020: A.J. Hesselson '22. 
  • 2019: Jack Cross '22. 
  • 2018: Joseph Visconti '20. 
  • 2017: Cade Rodriguez '21. 
  • 2016: Logan Easler '19 and Hank Van Ness '20. 
  • 2015: Henry Hawthorne '17.
  • 2014: Harris Smoots '16.
  • 2013: Tony Sun '16.
  • 2012: Russel Chen
  • 2011: Vince Chen '12.
  • 2010: Charles Dickey '12. 
  • 2009: Kyle Husslein '14
  • 2008: Jon Meidl '11. 
  • 2007: Frost Parker '11 and Hagood Grangtham '11. 
  • 2006: Matt Shackett '08.
  • 2005: Barry Daniels '09.
  • 2004: Rett English '08.
  • 2003: Eddie Miller '07.
  • 2002: James Matthews '05.
  • 2001: Allan Smith '02.
  • 2000: Rob Blanchard '03.
  • 1999: John Heinitsh '00.
  • 1998: Kelly Burkett '01. 
  • 1997: John Heinitsh '00. 
  • 1996: Thomas Blankenhagel '97. 
  • 1995: Micah Lannom '98. 
  • 1994: Jeremy Walters '97. 
  • 1993: Charlie Bell 
  • 1992: Charlie Bell
  • 1991: Andrew King '94. 
  • 1990: Ben Pickens '91.
  • 1989: Dave Varn '89. 
  • 1988: Mike Coxhead.
  • 1987: Evan Redmon '87.
  • 1986: Brand McCarley '86. 
  • 1985: Josh Wells '88. 
  • 1984: Kevin O'Keefe '85. 
  • 1983: Jay Curwen '84. 
  • 1982: James Beeler '84. 
  • 1981: Art Burnet '83. 
  • 1980: Tom Curtis '81. 
  • 1979: Tut Brown.
  • 1978: Shaun McCarthy.  

CAPTAINS

  • 2021: Jackson Burch '22, Jack Cross '22, and Rocky Hansen '23.
  • 2020: Cade Rodriguez '21, Rocky Hansen '23, and Jackson Burch 22. 
  • 2019: Andrew Hammel '20 and Joseph Visconti '20. 
  • 2018: Doug Bland '19, Andrew Hammel '20, and Joseph Visconti '20. 
  • 2017: Andrew Hammel '20. 
  • 2016: Morgan MacDonald '17 and Vance Stiles '17. 
  • 2003: Rob Blanchard '03 and Brandon Galloway '04. 
  • 2001: Allan Smith '02. 
  • 1998: Chad Bennett '99. 
  • 1995: Natt Hall '96. 
  • 1987: Bobby Vande Weghe '88. 
  • 1986: Andy Taylor '87. 
  • 1984: Kevin O'Keefe. 
  • 1980: Scott Sylvester '81. 
  • 1978: Shannon Allison '79 and Fitz Ross '79. 
  • 1977: Bruce Howerton '78 and Steve Hearing '78. 
  • 1964: Lyston Peebles '65. 
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Joseph Visconti '20 and the Greenies won the 2019 Buncombe County meet in Fletcher, N.C. 

SEASON RESULTS

SeasonResultsCoach
2024NCISAA 4-A Ninth PlaceRandy Ashley
2023NCISAA 4-A Third PlaceRandy Ashley
2022NCISAA 4-A State ChampionsRandy Ashley
2021NCISAA 4-A State ChampionsRandy Ashley
2020NCISAA 4-A Sixth PlaceRandy Ashley
2019NCISAA 4-A Third PlaceRandy Ashley
2018NCISAA 4-A Fifth PlaceRandy Ashley
2017NCISAA 3-A 12th PlaceRandy Ashley
2016NCISAA 3-A 11th PlaceRandy Ashley
2015NCISAA 3-A 17th PlaceDoug Embler
2014NCISAA 3-A 19th PlaceDoug Embler
2013NCISAA 3-A 21st PlaceDoug Embler
2012NCISAA 3-A 17th PlaceDoug Embler
2011NCISAA 3-A 17th PlaceDoug Embler
2010NCISAA 3-A 16th PlaceDoug Embler
2009NCISAA 3-A 12th PlaceDoug Embler
2008NCISAA 3-A 15th PlaceDoug Embler
2007NCISAA 3-A 14th PlaceDonna Wheeler
2006NCISAA 3-A 12th PlaceDonna Wheeler
2005NCISAA 3-A 12th PlaceDonna Wheeler
2004NCISAA 3-A 14th PlaceBurt Siders
2003NCISAA 3-A 15th PlaceBurt Siders
2002NCISAA 3-A 12th PlaceRobert VanCleve
2001NCISAA 3-A Sixth PlaceRobert VanCleve
2000NCISAA 3-A Eighth PlaceRobert VanCleve
1999NCISAA 3-A Eighth PlaceDrew Noga
1998NCISAA 2-A 15th PlaceJohn Palmer
1997NCISAA 2-A 15th PlaceJohn Palmer
1996NCISAA 2-A 10th PlaceBob Walters
1995NCISAA 10th PlaceBob Walters
1994 NCISAA 13th PlaceBob Walters
1993NCISAA Ninth PlaceBob Walters
1992NCISAA Eighth PlaceReed Finlay
1991NCISAA 12th PlaceReed Finlay
1990NCISAA Fourth PlaceReed Finlay
1989NCISAA Third PlaceReed Finlay
1988NCISAA State Runner-UpReed Finlay
1987NCISAA State Runner-UpReed Finlay
1986NCISAA State Runner-UpReed Finlay
1985NCISAA Fifth PlaceReed Finlay
1984NCISAA State Runner-UpReed Finlay
1983NCISAA Sixth PlaceReed Finlay
1982NCISAA Fourth PlaceReed Finlay
1981NCISAA Fourth PlaceReed Finlay
1980NCISAA Third PlaceReed Finlay
1979N.C. Independent Schools Fifth PlaceReed Finlay
1978N.C. Independent Schools Fifth PlaceReed Finlay
1977N.C. Independent Schools State Runner-UpReed Finlay
1976N.C. Independent Schools Third PlaceReed Finlay
1975N.C. Independent Schools Third PlaceReed Finlay
1974N.C. Independent Schools Fourth PlaceReed Finlay
1973Cross Country is reintroduced as a sport after six years of dormancyReed Finlay
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1963First season of Cross Country at Christ School 

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