5,000 meters.
Top 3 teams and top 5 individuals qualified for State Meet.
Note: All NCHSAA classifications (4-A, 3-A, 2-A, 1-A) competed together in cross country prior to 1986.

BOYS
 1. Winston-Salem R.J. Reynolds 42
 2. Greensboro Grimsley         81
 3. Eden Morehead              111
 4. Northeast Guilford         139
 5. West Forsyth               190
 6. North Forsyth              253
 7. Greensboro Page            274
 8. Western Guilford           287
 9. Winston-Salem Mount Tabor  293
10. East Forsyth               317
11. Surry Central              343
12. Ledford                    369
13. South Stokes               388
14. Eastern Guilford           413
15. Winston-Salem Carver       421
16. Southeast Guilford         433
17. Rockingham County          441
18. Northwest Guilford         449
19. East Davidson              464
20. Winston-Salem Parkland     464
21. Thomasville                465
22. Reidsville                 472
23. Trinity                    533
24. West Davidson              574

State Meet Qualifiers:
Reynolds
Mike Rustad   16:44
Glen Mays     16:48
Allan Johnson 17:18
Tommy Lambeth 17:39
Jeff Smith    17:40
Ed Goodman    17:50
Brad Schorer  18:32

Grimsley
Chris Weed    17:00
Paul Bates    17:16
Phil Meeks    17:59
Pat Goodwin   17:59
Benny Carver  18:00
Brian Kiser   18:24
John Strassel 19:01

Eden Morehead
Chris Edwards   17:32
Mark Harris     17:39
Darryl Tilley   18:04
Steve Strother  18:05
Tony Powell     18:13
Drew Hardymon   18:26
Scott Rakestraw 18:58

Others
Lee Tuttle    North Forsyth        16:59  3rd
Mike Joyner   Winston-Salem Carver 17:13  5th
Woody Hamlett Western Guilford     17:16  7th
Jeff Bohnsak  Greensboro Dudley    17:17  8th
Kevin Murrell Northeast Guilford   17:33 11th

GIRLS
 1. Greensboro Grimsley     46
 2. West Forsyth            67
 3. Eden Morehead           87
 4. Northeast Guilford      92
 5. Rockingham County      108
 6. Winston-Salem Reynolds 160
 7. Greensboro Page        227
 8. Eastern Guilford       228
 9. Winston-Salem Parkland 283
10. Ledford                290
11. West Davidson          319

State Meet Qualifiers:
Greensboro Grimsley
Stacey Watkins    20:14
Betsy Strassel    21:29
Alison Shale      21:45
Maureen Musgrove  22:22
Lisa Newlin       22:57
Bronwen Griffeth  23:36
Adrienne Rubin    24:46

West Forsyth
Tomika Whitten    19:49
Ginny Sugg        22:12
Michele Cooper    22:20
Ashley Woodruff   22:40
Julie Wood        23:41
Tiffany Gamble    23:58
Sonya Love         nta

Eden Morehead
Missy Hall        21:14
Katie Carstens    22:29
Laura Sams        23:05
Melissa Bunch     23:08
Christie Garrett  23:27
Michelle Hough    27:51
Julie Priddy       dnr

Others
Paula Harvell   Rockingham County  21:27  4th
Jill Peeples    Northeast Guilford 21:51  7th
Traci Tagert    Northeast Guilford 21:55  8th
Amber Torrie    Northwest Guilford 22:02  9th
Michelle Rustad R.J. Reynolds      22:19 11th

Source: The Winston-Salem Journal, Saturday - November 9, 1985

Reynolds Takes Title in Cross Country Meet Reynolds runner Mike Rustad won the individual title in leading the Demons to the overall title in the boys' cross country regional at West Forsyth yesterday, while West's Tomika Whitten took the girls' individual honors. Greensboro Grimsley won the girls' team competition with a total of 46 points. West Forsyth was second with 67 points and Eden Morehead was third with 87. Reynolds won the boys' team competition with 42 points. Grimsley came in second at 81 and Morehead finished third with 111 points. Greensboro Grimsley and Morehead placed runners in both divisions in the top three of the team competitions. Rustad, a senior, won the individual competition, running the 5,000-meter course in 16:44. Teammate Glen Mays was second at 16:48, and Lee Tuttle of North Forsyth finished third in 16:59. Whitten, also a senior, won the girls' individual competition with her time of 19:49. Stacey Watkins of Grimsley was second at 20:14, and Missy Hall of Morehead was third at 21:14. The top three teams in the boys' and girls' divisions will go on to the state finals, as will the top five finishers in each division who are not affilliated with one of those teams. The finals will be held at McAlpine Greenway Park in Charlotte on Nov. 16.