All NCHSAA classifications (4A-3A-2A-1A) competed together in 1980.

The top 4 finishers from each of the two Regionals advanced to the State Championships.

BOYS:

Long Jump
1 Tony Baker      High Point Andrews 22-1.5
2 Charles Fleming West Rowan         21-10.75
3 Chris Michaels  R-S Central        21-9.5
4 Darryl Anderson East Forsyth       21-7.5


Triple Jump
1 Steve Bullock  Charlotte Independence 46-11.5
2 Michael Gattis Burlington Cummings    46-9.5
3 Danny Lynch    R-S Central            45-3.5
4 Reggie Lamkin  W-S RJ Reynolds        45-1


High Jump
1 Al Young         Hickory       6-9
2 Greg Buckner     Eden Morehead 6-8
3 David Wright     Henderson     6-8
4 Vincent Hamilton R-S Central   6-7


Pole Vault
1 Carl Tolbert   Lenoir Hibriten  13-6
2 Clay Abernathy Ashv AC Reynolds 13-0
3 Joey Brumbeloe R-S Central      13-0
4 John Allison   WH               13-0


Shot Put
1 Darrell Harris     North Mecklenburg 58-4.25
2 Charles Weddington North Mecklenburg 56-2.5
3 Phillip Morris     Western Guilford  55-9.75
4 Kevin Huffman      EB                53-0


Discus
1 Mike Kydd      Charlotte Harding 157-11.75
2 George Fox     BH                157-2
3 Derrick Davis  Char Myers Park   148-11.5
4 Phillip Morris Western Guilford  147-6.25


110m Hurdles
1 Jeff Williams  SP              14.54
2 Mike Meadows   FH              14.63
3 Frankie Harris SW Randolph     14.64
4 Raeford Jones  Char Myers Park 14.83


100m Dash
1 Chris Cook     North Mecklenburg 10.68
2 Kevin Mack     Forest Hills      10.73
3 Rodney McSwain Forest City Chase 10.73
4 Harvey McSwain Shelby            10.82


1600m Run
1 Ken Dowdle      Char Myers Park 4:14.8
2 Jeff Hutchinson West Rowan      4:15.94
3 Paul Brim       Greensboro Page 4:19.05
4 Bill Cason      Hickory         4:20.44


4x200m Relay
1 West Mecklenburg     1:27.12
2 Charlotte Myers Park 1:27.42
3 Hickory              1:28.02
4 West Charlotte       1:29.10


400m Run
1 Carlton Frazier East Mecklenburg   47.7
2 James Hancock   Jamestown Ragsdale 48.32
3 Ted Froneberger South Mecklenburg  48.7
4 Steve Bullock   Char Independence  49.3


4x100m Relay
1 Char Myers Park 42.57
2 Hickory         42.74
3 East Forsyth    42.8
4 West Charlotte  43.24


165m Low Hurdles
1 William Furches North Forsyth       20.45
2 Jeff Williams   Belmont South Point 20.46
3 Malcolm Sanders East Mecklenburg    20.47
4 Charles Smoot   High Point Central  20.59


800m Run
1 Ken Dowdle    Charlotte Myers Park 1:55.65
2 David McClure Asheville Erwin      1:56.45
3 Randy Oakes   North Forsyth        1:56.47
4 Tim Moore     North Forsyth        1:56.97

200m Dash
1 Carlton Frazier East Mecklenburg 21.60
2 Ron King        Char Myers Park  21.61
3 Chris Morrison  Hickory          21.84
4 William evans   West Mecklenburg 22.04


3200m Run
1 Jeff Hutchinson West Rowan       9:21.09
2 Robert Baker    North Iredell    9:27.01
3 Greg Newman     Ashv AC Reynolds 9:29.77
4 Jimmy Nicholson Randleman        9:31.76

4x400m Relay
1 West Mecklenburg   3:20.08 [2 newspapers reported 3:30.08]
2 North Forsyth      3:20.11
3 East Mecklenburg   3:20.27
4 High Point Central 3:24.10


Notes: The NCHSAA did not add the 4x800 Relay as a standard event until 1988.

Abreviations: Ashv = Asheville; Char = Charlotte; R-S = Ruthfordton-Springdale; 
W-S = Winston-Salem.

..Guesses at other abreviations in newspaper results:

BH = Bunker Hill
EB = East Burke
FH = Forest Hills
SP = Belmont South Point
WH = West Henderson

(Results from old clippings from Charlotte & Winston-Salem newspapers.)