1983 Charlotte Sectional

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BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP 1. East Mecklenburg 99 2. Richmond County 104 3. Charlotte Myers Park 123 4. Statesville 131 5. Charlotte Independence 148 6. Kannapolis A.L. Brown 180 7. South Mecklenburg 189 8. Hoke County 191 9. North Mecklenburg 204 10. Gastonia Ashbrook 225 11. East Lincoln 282 12. Monroe Sun Valley 307 13. Charlotte Garinger 380 14. Mooresville 397 15. Lumberton 400 16. East Rowan 406 17. Piedmont 407 18. South Rowan 434 19. Concord 483 20. West Mecklenburg 489 East Mecklenburg and Richmond County qualified for the State Meet. * = Individual qualifier for State. 1. Eric Landis East Mecklenburg 15:57 2. Reggie Littlejohn Kannapolis A.L. Brown 16:17* 3. Jay Youngblood North Mecklenburg 17:19* 4. James Coleman Charlotte Independence 16:29* 5. Thayne Harmon Charlotte Garinger 16:48 6. Don Woods Hoke County 16:49 7. Brian Payne East Mecklenburg 16:50 8. Charlie Black Charlotte Myers Park 16:55 9. Pete Vandenberg Scotland County 17:01 10. Chris Hertel East Mecklenburg 17:01 11. Paul Cummings West Robeson 17:02 12. Donnie Davidson Statesville 17:04 13. Lebo Wall Richmond County 17:08 14. Billy Dorton Piedmont 17:13 15. John Cooper South Mecklenburg 17:13 16. Rondald Wall Richmond County 17:14 17. Carter Woollen Charlotte Myers Park 17:17 18. Bryan Bellard Kannapolis A.L. Brown 17:19 19. Tim Parker Charlotte Independence 17:23 20. Todd Babriel Statesville 17:24 21. Keith Byers Richmond County 17:25 22. Greg Warren Gastonia Ashbrook 17:26 23. Roy Rankin Statesville 17:28 24. Monty Powell Charlotte Independence 17:29 25. David Stultz Mooresville 17:32 26. Mike Stith North Mecklenburg 17:33 27. Will Henderson Charlotte Myers Park 17:36 28. Tom Alaksa South Mecklenburg 17:40 29. Tommy Porter East Rowan 17:41 30. Anthony Bailey Richmond County 17:43 31. Marvin Peguese Hoke County 17:44 32. Paul Miller South Rowan 17:46 33. Barak Williamson Charlotte Garinger 17:49 34. Chris McDonald Richmond County 17:50 35. Rusty Sandow Gastonia Ashbrook 17:51 36. John McGraw South Mecklenburg 17:53 37. Earnest Malloy Lumberton 17:54 38. Jamie Williams East Lincoln 17:56 39. Kaare Risung Charlotte Myers Park 17:57 40. John Hoskins Charlotte Myers Park 17:58 41. Joey Rowland Northwest Cabarrus 17:58 42. Trey Ishee East Mecklenburg 17:59 43. Baron Charles Lincolnton 17:59 44. Nathaniel Gales Statesville 18:04 45. David Smith Monroe Sun Valley 18:05 46. Pee Wee Summer Statesville 18:06 47. Cuong Vo Salisbury 18:08 48. John Biggers East Mecklenburg 18:08 49. Joey Moore South Mecklenburg 18:09 50. Dennis Pope Kannapolis A.L. Brown 18:10 51. Jimmy Moore Monroe Sun Valley 18:10 52. Leroy McNatt Hoke County 18:11 53. Mike McPhatter Hoke County 18:13 54. John Brock Gastonia Ashbrook 18:15 55. Charlie Campbell Charlotte Myers Park 18:16 56. Eric Austin Charlotte Independence 18:16 57. Mike Gurley North Mecklenburg 18:17 58. Todd Rhodes East Rowan 18:17 59. Cory Self Northwest Cabarrus 18:18 60. Tim Trull Charlotte Independence 18:20 61. Ward Reynolds East Lincoln 18:21 62. Todd Keys Gastonia Ashbrook 18:25 63. Allen Strickland Central Cabarrus 18:26 64. Marcus Smith East Lincoln 18:27 65. Tony Little Lincolnton 18:28 66. Terry Forney Lincolnton 18:28 67. Eric Cline Kannapolis A.L. Brown 18:29 68. Jon Sherrill Kannapolis A.L. Brown 18:30 69. Scott Bost North Mecklenburg 18:30 70. Marty Locklear Hoke County 18:31 71. Cary Walters Monroe Sun Valley 18:33 72. Rob Hannifin East Lincoln 18:35 73. Phillip Shaw Concord 18:36 74. Pete Jacobus North Mecklenburg 18:37 75. Nate Hush Lincolnton 18:38 76. Steve Ihnot East Mecklenburg 18:40 77. Carl Buckner Gastonia Ashbrook 18:40 78. Rodney Keesee Lumberton 18:41 79. Jeff Cummins Charlotte Independence 18:42 80. Robert McCommons Statesville 18:43 81. Tom Mullins East Lincoln 18:44 82. Mike Knapp South Mecklenburg 18:44 83. Kevin Locklear Hoke County 18:46 84. James Howie Charlotte Independence 18:47 85. Kevin Lucey South Mecklenburg 18:48 86. James Harris South Rowan 18:49 87. Chris Helms Monroe Sun Valley 18:51 88. Evand Rowland Statesville 18:52 89. Bruce Decaron Mooresville 18:54 90. David Pearson Mooresville 18:56 91. Aaron Wilson Monroe Sun Valley 18:57 92. Tony Alexander West Mecklenburg 18:58 93. Robbie Smith Monroe Sun Valley 18:59 94. Greg Walker Scotland County 19:00 95. Scott Baucom Piedmont 19:03 96. Ned Austin Charlotte Myers Park 19:04 97. Calvin Baxter Lumberton 19:06 98. Roger Stacey North Mecklenburg 19:07 99. Billy Pearson Northwest Cabarrus 19:07 100. Cahd Siebert East Lincoln 19:10 101. Todd McNeely East Rowan 19:12 102. Brian Burchfield Concord 19:12 103. Doug Gordon West Mecklenburg 19:13 104. Todd Emory Charlotte Garinger 19:14 105. Robert McBee Gastonia Ashbrook 19:18 106. Curtis Ingram Richmond County 19:21 107. Mark Shoe South Rowan 19:23 108. Chris Little Piedmont 19:23 109. Jimmy Hale South Mecklenburg 19:24 110. Billy Locklear Hoke County 19:27 111. David Philbeck Gastonia Ashbrook 19:28 112. Monty Tucker Piedmont 19:29 113. Glenn Stallard West Mecklenburg 19:31 114. David Simmons Scotland County 19:32 115. William Regan Lumberton 19:39 116. Jeff Moretz Mooresville 19:39 117. Chris Sifford West Mecklenburg 19:40 118. Terry Luther Salisbury 19:41 119. Chris Payne Salisbury 19:41 120. Troy Wheatley Concord 19:42 121. Alex Mauldin Kannapolis A.L. Brown 19:43 122. John Cook Northwest Cabarrus 19:46 123. Craig McMillain Lumberton Magnolia 19:51 124. Joel Settle South Rowan 19:52 125. Ben Troxley Concord 19:54 126. Anthony McDuffie Lumberton 19:55 127. Greg Young Kannapolis A.L. Brown 19:56 128. Robert Griffin West Mecklenburg 19:56 129. Patrick Rogers Mooresville 19:59 130. David Barringer East Rowan 20:00 131. Eric Laskowski West Mecklenburg 20:02 132. K. Weatherman Piedmont 20:04 133. Bruce Burchfield Concord 20:07 134. Jon Moretz Mooresville 20:07 135. Britt Startsman East Mecklenburg 20:08 136. Otis Pressley Scotland County 20:09 137. James Beaver Piedmont 20:12 138. Tim Earnhardt Concord 20:12 139. Eric Neelson Charlotte Garinger 20:23 140. Chris Graham Monroe Sun Valley 20:26 141. Gary Farmer Charlotte Harding 20:33 142. Matt Robertson Mooresville 20:37 143. Stan Smeltzer East Rowan 20:47 144. John Arnett East Lincoln 20:51 145. Todd Bame South Rowan 20:52 146. Daniel Berry South Rowan 20:52 147. Eric Stedman Richmond County 20:53 148. Sean Reid East Rowan 21:02 149. Brad Fesperman East Rowan 21:08 150. Chuck Greene Charlotte Garinger 21:11 151. Ross Pitts Charlotte Garinger 21:16 152. Jeff Bowyer Salisbury 21:24 153. Todd Robertson Concord 22:03 154. Randy Jolly South Iredell 22:08 155. Chris Woodfin South Iredell 22:27 156. William Phipps South Iredell 22:27 (156 finishers) GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP 1. East Mecklenburg 60 2. South Mecklenburg 68 3. Richmond County 98 4. Statesville 107 5. Charlotte Myers Park 115 6. Charlotte Independence 124 7. Gastonia Ashbrook 150 8. West Mecklenburg 184 9. Monroe Sun Valley 193 East Mecklenburg and South Mecklenburg qualified for the State Meet. * = Individual qualifier for State. 1. Charlotte Carlson Northwest Cabarrus 19:01* 2. V. Livingston Richmond County 19:04* 3. Mary Moe Charlotte Garinger 20:03* 4. Angel Garmon Central Cabarrus 20:12 5. Missy Willis North Mecklenburg 20:13 6. C. Schiffers East Mecklenburg 20:14 7. Sandy Bixler South Mecklenburg 20:22 8. Mary McKoy Richmond County 20:40 9. Patricia Crowley South Mecklenburg 20:43 10. Lillian Blakely Richmond County 20:46 11. Sarah Harris Statesville 20:48 12. Angie Scofield Gastonia Ashbrook 20:48 13. Teri LeBlanc South Mecklenburg 21:00 14. Michele Loesch Charlotte Independence 21:05 15. Kellie Tabor Statesville 21:20 16. Kelley Hughes East Mecklenburg 21:25 17. Lisa Kowalske East Mecklenburg 21:26 18. Sandy Kuhr South Mecklenburg 21:31 19. Laura McKeithen Charlotte Myers Park 21:33 20. Say Taylor East Mecklenburg 21:40 21. Jamie Oxendine East Mecklenburg 21:43 22. Michelle Lamey Charlotte Myers Park 21:46 23. Kathy Lawson Charlotte Independence 22:00 24. B. Honeycutt East Mecklenburg 22:12 25. Amy Gerdes Charlotte Myers Park 22:19 26. Krista Watson Monroe Sun Valley 22:25 27. Simons Bryan Statesville 22:34 28. R. Hunsucker West Mecklenburg 22:38 29. Holly DeCann West Mecklenburg 22:41 30. Diane Weisenhorn Gastonia Ashbrook 22:49 31. Joanne Horton Gastonia Ashbrook 22:51 32. P. Castellanos Charlotte Myers Park 22:58 33. Angie Stitt Charlotte Independence 22:58 34. Karen Coffey Charlotte Independence 23:03 35. Lisa Johnson Statesville 23:09 36. A. Schiffers East Mecklenburg 23:10 37. Nanette Sweet Charlotte Myers Park 23:15 38. Malin Mejare North Mecklenburg 23:18 39. Cheryl Goble West Mecklenburg 23:23 40. Leigh Deal Statesville 23:27 41. Samantha Ferrar South Iredell 23:28 42. Phyllis Yocums North Mecklenburg 23:30 43. Lisa Walser East Rowan 23:33 44. Missy Markus Charlotte Independence 23:33 45. Renee Morales South Mecklenburg 23:34 46. Kim Crain Gastonia Ashbrook 23:42 47. Lori Toth Monroe Sun Valley 23:46 48. Linda Leffler Charlotte Myers Park 23:57 49. Alissa Ambrose Monroe Sun Valley 24:14 50. Sandy Bailey Richmond County 24:15 51. Carmen Nordman South Mecklenburg 24:24 52. Lisa Marshall Scotland County 24:29 53. Brenda Brown North Mecklenburg 24:35 54. Krista Watson Monroe Sun Valley 24:36 [wrong name?] 55. Constance Harris Richmond County 24:36 56. Alysten Julian Statesville 24:45 57. Meggan Hooper South Iredell 24:51 58. Kim Alexander Monroe Sun Valley 25:05 59. Jackie Kocsis Monroe Sun Valley 25:06 60. Alyssa McGee West Mecklenburg 25:17 61. Susan Kimball Statesville 25:23 62. unidentified 25:32 [#194] 63. Angela Gimbert Gastonia Ashbrook 25:41 64. Lisa Reynolds West Mecklenburg 25:44 65. Mary Grigg Charlotte Myers Park 25:50 66. Denise Lozares Richmond County 26:07 67. Ellen Underwood Mooresville 26:08 68. Mary A. Williams Monroe Sun Valley 26:15 69. Ann Chambers Richmond County 26:41 70. Tabatha Kelly Scotland County 26:42 71. Donna Lovett Scotland County 27:10 72. Lisa Jefferson South Iredell 27:47 73. Paige Houser Gastonia Ashbrook 27:58 74. Juvonda Jackson Scotland County 28:01 (74 finishers) This was the fourth year that Girls Cross Country was recognized as an official sport by the NCHSAA. What are known as Regional meets today were called Sectional meets back then. Five Sectionals were held, in Morganton, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Apex and Smithfield. The top two teams in each Sectional qualified for the State Meet, and also the top 3 (three) individuals not on qualifying teams. East Sweeps Cross Country Titles Source: The Charlotte Observer, Saturday - Oct. 29, 1983 By Gene Upchurch, Staff Writer Larry McAfee would have settled for less, but he was delighted with what he got. The East Mecklenburg cross country coach told his boys and girls teams that their main goal should be for at least one of them to qualify for the state meet. The Eagles responged by winning both the boys and girls Charlotte sectional championships Friday at McAlpine Greenway Park, sparked by the individual performances of Eric Landis and Claudia Schiffers. "The main thing we wanted to do was qualify for the state meet," McAfee said. "Winning both races is like icing on the cake." The team titles mean both East teams will compete in the state meet Friday at McAlpine. Richmond County, the second-place boys team, also advanced to the state meet along with South Mecklenburg, the second-place girls team, and the top three finishers who weren't members of qualifying teams. "I told them I felt like we could win both," McAfee said. "But the most important thing was that we wanted a team in the state championships. The thing we emphasized all week was that we wanted to qualify a team." Landis, who won the Southwestern 4A Conference meet last week, won the sectional meet in 15:57, his first time under 16 minutes at McAlpine. Throughout the race, Landis maintained a substantial lead over Reggie Littlejohn of Kannapolis Brown because he wanted to avoid a sprint against Littlejohn at the finish. "I didn't want to try to kick it against him at the finish," Landis said of Littlejohn, who finished in 16:17. "I tried to pick up the pace early and used some early surges to get some distance on him. But I felt pressured by him the whole race, and I wasn't comfortable until I saw the finish line." Joining Landis and Littlejohn in the top five were Jay Youngblood of North Mecklenburg (16:19), James Coleman of Independence (16:29) and Thayne Harmon of Garinger (16:48). Littlejohn, Youngblood and Coleman will join the East team at the state meet. Other top finishers for East included Brian Payne (seventh, 16:50), Chris Hertel (10th, 17:01), Trey Ishee (39th, 17:59) and John Biggers (43rd, 18:08). Lebo Wall and Rondald Wall finished 13th and 16th, respectively, to lift runnerup Richmond County into the boys state meet. The defending state champ East Mecklenburg girls got a boost from the performance of Schiffers, who finished sixth in 20:14. McAfee was relieved to see Schiffers perform so well after she finished 16th in the Southwestern 4A meet while suffering from a virus. "Schiffers was healthy and the other girls did a super job," McAfee said. Charlotte Carlson won the girls event in 19:01 followed by Vickie Livingston of Richmond County (19:04) and Mary Moe of Garinger (20:03), each of who advanced to the state meet. Other top five girls finishers were Angel Garmon of Central Cabarrus (20:12) and Schiffers. In addition to Schiffers, East Mecklenburg had four other runners in the top 21 to help clinch the sectional title. Kelley Hughes (21:25) finished 16th, Lisa Kowalske (21:26) finished 17th, Say Taylor (21:40) finished 20th and Jamie Oxendine (21:43) finished 21st.