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2025:  10 Inducted Into the North Carolina High School Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame The induction ceremony was on Feb. 1, 2025, in Winston-Salem during the Mondo Elite High School Invitational at the JDL Fast Track. Inductees: Jeff Howser   Brian Ellis Carter Suggs   Marlene Poole Nevada Mareno   Mackenzie Pierce Wartenberger Stephen Haas   Nick Mangum Conrad Hall   David Shannon and Craig Longhurst Photos: 2025 Induction BRIAN ELLIS, NORTH ROWAN HS *2-time Track & Field News All-American *1991 N.C. Gatorade Boys' Athlete of the Year *Led nation in 1991 in the triple jump (53-2.75), at the time was the 2nd-best in N.C. history (it is still No. 3 all-time in N.C. history) *1991 NC Indoor Championships Meet MVP *5-time state champion (all jumps), setting state meet record 4 of those 5 times --3-time Indoor All-Class State Champion 1991 Long Jump state champion, setting state meet record of 23-9.75 1990, 1991 Triple Jump state champion, setting state meet record of 49-8.25 --2-time Outdoor 3A State Champion 1990 & 1991 Triple Jump state champion, setting a state meet record each time with the last, 52-1.5, which still stands today. *Inducted into the Salisbury-Rowan Hall of Fame, 2012 Brian Ellis interview Ellis to be inducted into NC Hall of Fame - SalisburyPost.com JEFF HOWSER, CHARLOTTE MYERS PARK HS * His 13.6 120yd high hurdles led the nation in 1966 * 5-time state champion (setting 3 state meet records) *1965, 1966, 120-yard high hurdles, setting state meet records each year *1965, 1966, 180-yard low hurdles *1965 880-yard relay, setting a state meet record of 1:30.1 *Set National Junior Olympics 120-yard high hurdles mark, 14.1 (1966) *Won N.C. Junior Olympics 120-yard high hurdles and 180-yard low hurdles, 1966 *Won Southeastern Junior Track & Field Championships in Atlanta, 120-yard high hurdles and 180-yard low hurdles, 1966 (setting a record of 19.4 in the 180-yard low hurdles) *Most Outstanding at Southeastern Junior Track & Field Championships, Atlanta, 1966 *Invited to prestigious Golden West Invitational, 1966 (this was considered the best meet in the country and you had to be invited to compete) COLLEGE (at Duke) --Ran for legendary Duke coach, Al Buehler (had outstanding career there) *ACC's top 50 track athletes of all time *6-time ACC Champion POST-COLLEGIATE *Ranked 15th in the world in the 110-meter high hurdles, 1969 *1969 World Games bronze medalist, 110-meter high hurdles *1968 United States Olympic Team alternate *Ran track on the international level, 1968-82 *4-time U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier *2-time U.S. Olympic Trials finalist Coached at Florida (1971-74), N.C. State (1974-77), Duke (1977-79 & 1989-90) and North Carolina (1979-80) and UCLA *USA Track & Field Elite Athlete Coach --Later ran internationally for Puma --Also opened the Pheidippides franchise in Raleigh which is believed to be the first specialty running store in the triad. Jeff Howser interview CARTER SUGGS, TARBORO HS *U.S. Junior Champion in the 100 meters in 1973 *Equaled the national record in the 100-yard dash (9.3) *Runner-up in voting for Track & Field News Athlete of the Year, 1973 *Won 6 state 4A individual/relay titles (4 meet records) & 2 team titles --2 in the 100-yard dash in 9.3 (equaled national record) 1973 & 9.5 in 1974 --2 in the 220-yard dash in 21.1, 1973; and 21.0, 1974 (both meet records) --1 in the long jump, 23-feet, 1 inch, 1974 --1 in Mile Relay, 3:18.5, meet record, 1974 --2 NCHSAA team titles (1973 & 1974) *2 golds (100, 220-yards) at All-American Championships, Des Moines, Iowa *Ran on US Junior team that tied and later broke the World Junior record in the 4x100-meter relay *5 golds, 1 Silver for US Junior team in meets against West Germany, Poland and Russia. *2 golds, 100 meters and 4x100-meter relay against West Germany (relay tied World Junior Record, 39.9 seconds) *1 gold, 1 silver, 100 meters silver and 4x100-meter relay gold against Poland (relay broke the World Junior Record, running 39.6 seconds) *2 golds, 100 meters and 200 meters against Russia *Voted Most Outstanding at meet vs Russia *His impact on North Carolina was so great, that the NC General Assembly penned a joint resolution in 1973, when he was only a junior in high school, proclaiming him as "one of the outstanding native sons" of the state, and also the town of Tarboro declared Aug. 1, 1973, "Carter Suggs Day". *At East Carolina, he was MVP of the indoor & outdoor Southern Conference Championship meets in 1975, while winning 5 Southern Conference titles at the 1975 outdoor meet, and helped the Pirates to 3 conference titles. *Inducted into the East Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame, 2013 *Inducted into Tarboro High Hall of Fame's first class, 2015 *Inducted into Twin County Museum and Hall of Fame, 2016 Carter Suggs to be inducted to HOF - ECUpirates.com Webpage NEVADA MARENO, RALEIGH LEESVILLE ROAD HS *3-time All-American (2 in cross country; 1 in track) *2016 Foot Locker Nationals Runner-up (All-American); 2015 Foot Locker Nationals 3rd place (All-American) *2016 Track & Field News All-American (3,200 meters) *2015 National Champion (mile, indoors) *2016 N.C. 4A State Meet MVP *10-time North Carolina state champion *U.S. Junior team member (ran at 2017 BUPA Great Edinburgh Cross Country International Challenge, Edinburgh, England)..US vs. Great Britain vs. Europe --led U.S. to win --top U.S. finisher (3rd overall in the 4K race in 14:08, 2 seconds off runner-up and 12 seconds from winning) *2016 Foot Locker South Champion (only 5 North Carolina girls have ever won the meet in it's 43-year history) *No. 1 All-Time in 3 events in North Carolina (1,500 indoors,4:25.34; and outdoors, 4:18.48; 3,200 meters outdoors, 9:56.96) *No. 2 all-time in the 1,000 meters and 1,600 meters (indoors) *No.3 all-time in the 3,000 meters (outdoors, 9:22.62) *No. 5 all-time in 800 (2:08.51) and 1600 (4:41.69) *10-time N.C. state champion (2 Cross Country State Titles): --2015 N.C. 4A Champion --2016 N.C. 4A Champion (4 Outdoor State Titles): --2016 N.C. 4A 800-meter state champion (2:08.51, setting state meet record that lasted until 2021) --2016 N.C. 4A 1600-meter state champion (4:51.57, running 2nd fastest in state meet history at the time) --2016 N.C. 4A 3,200-meter state champion (10:17.70, running all-class state meet record that still stands) --2016 N.C. 4A 4x800-meter relay, 9:06.82 (2nd fastest in state meet history only behind the 9:06.17 set in 2011 by Cary) (4 Indoor State Titles): --2014 and 2015 N.C. 4A 1,000-meter indoor state champion, setting all-class state meet records each time and a record (2:53.81 still stands) --2015 N.C. 4A 1600-meter indoor state champion, setting all-class record of 4:57.77 that stood until 2022. --2015 N.C. 4A 4x800-meter relay champion in all-class state meet record 9:25.42 that stood until 2022 Nevada Moreno interview MACKENZIE PIERCE WARTENBERGER, FORSYTH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL *2-time North Carolina Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2003, 2004) *Holds North Carolina record for outdoor 800 meters (2:06.67), which has stood for 20 years (set in 2003). *Had wide range, from 400-1600, holding PRs of 55.14 (400), 2:06.67 (800), 2:53.85 (1,000) and 4:56.76 (1,600) *16-time State Champion --2004, 2005 State Champion, 200 meters, setting state meet record in 2005 --2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 State Champion, 400 meters, setting state meet record each of last 4 years (55.32) --2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 State Champion, 800 meters, setting a state meet record of 2:14.60 that stood for 10 years --2000, 2003, 2004 State Champion, 1600 meters --2002 State Champion, 4x400 relay *Graduated No. 1 in North Carolina history in: --indoor 500 meters (1:14.63) --indoor 800 meters (2:12.39) --outdoor 800 (2:06.67) --indoor 1,000 meters (2:53.85) (and graduated No. 5 in the outdoor 400 meters (55.14); No. 6 in the 1600 meters (4:56.76); (now is No. 14 in the 500, No. 4 in the indoor 800 meters; and No. 5 in the 1,000 meters; Now top 32 in the 400) Mackenzie Pierce Wartenberger interview Coach Joe Scott of FCDS on Mackenzie Pierce Wartenberger MARLENE POOLE, GREENSBORO GRIMSLEY/DUDLEY HS *4-time 4A state meet MVP, 1987, 1988 (with Grimsley), 1989, 1990 (with Dudley) *21-time state champion (13 individual titles, 8 relay titles) ---13-time outdoor champion, setting 2 state meet records (100 meters, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990; 200 meters, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990; 4x100 relay, 1989; 4x200 relay, 1987, 1989; 4x400 relay, 1987, 1990); ---8-time indoor champion, setting 7 state meet records (60-yard dash, 1988, 1989; 300-yard dash, 1988, 1989; 600-yard run, 1990; 4x400-meter relay, 1987, 1988, 1989) *Set a total of 9 state meet records (indoor and outdoor) *Helped teams to 8 state titles (1987, 1988 indoor and outdoor, with Grimsley; 1989, 1990, indoor and outdoor, with Dudley) 1990 Indoor Photo Marlene Poole White interview Interview: Marlene Poole White with Coaches Russell Woodward & Charles Nettles Marlene Poole White ran to track greatness, inspired by deaf parents - Greensboro.com Marlene Poole among 10 new inductees to HOF - Greensboro.com STEPHEN HAAS, NORTH MECKLENBURG HS Has had success at every level - high school, college, and post-collegiately (as a pro runner and as a coach & agent for pros) HIGH SCHOOL *Foot Locker National All-American *Foot Locker qualifier *5-time State Champion: --NCHSAA 4A Cross Country Champion (2000) --NCHSAA All-Class 1,600-meter Indoor Champion (all-class meet record, 4:18.31, 2001) --NCHSAA All-Class 3,200-meter Indoor Champion (2001) --NCHSAA 4A 1,600-meter Outdoor Champion (4:16.29, 2001) --NCHSAA 4A 3,200-meter Outdoor Champion (9:28.44, 2001) --Led North Mecklenburg to the 2000 NCHSAA 4A Cross Country title COLLEGE *3-time All-American at Indiana *Broke legendary Bob Kennedy's school record in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters at Indiana *Big 10 Champion *Qualified for NCAA Cross Country nationals all 4 years POST-COLLEGIATE (PRO RUNNER, PRO COACH, AGENT): *Coached 7 Paris Olympians *Ran professionally for 6 years, sponsored by New Balance *Started working for Total Sports in 2011, became an agent 2012. *Began coaching while still running in Bloomington, Indiana, in 2008; coached athletes with Team Indiana Elite before moving to Flagstaff, Arizona in 2015. *First coaching success was Desean Turner who made US team in steeple at Moscow World championships. *Began coaching a few more athletes without a group, including Ed Cheserek. *Currently coach 20 athletes, all sponsored by Under Armour. Has had the group structure for the past Olympic cycle and last summer in Paris had 7 Olympians, 5 who finished in the top 10. *Greatest achievements since coaching: -- Sharon Lokedi winning the NY City Marathon and her 4th place finish in the Paris Olympics (she wasn't highly recruited out of college but has really developed into one of the best female marathoners in the world). --Weini Kelati has really established herself as one of the best US distance runners, she has won multiple US titles on the track and on the road. She also just won the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 10,000-meters this past summer. She also broke the U.S. record in the half marathon last January in her debut half. --On the men's side, has had good middle distance success, as well. Coached 3 milers who have run 3:50 or under (Neil Gourley, 3:47; Ed Cheserek, 3:49; Vince Ciattei, 3:50 last indoor season). --Have also had back-to-back women run 3:56 for 1,500 meters in the past two seasons (Katie Snowden in the 2023 World Champs final and Susan Enjore in the Paris Olympic final). --Another athlete who has had some really great success is Matt Wilkinson, who came out of school without a contract and one year later made the Paris Olympic team in the steeplechase. *Coached the following Paris Olympians: --Edwin Kurgat- 8th place finish in the 5,000 meters --Matt Wilkinson- Steeplechase --Neil Gourley- 10th place finish in the 1,500 meters --Weini Kelati- 7th place finish in the 10,000 meters --Regan Yee- Steeplechase --Susan Enjore- 6th place finish in the 1,500 meters --Sharon Lokedi- 4th place finish in the Marathon. As an agent, has worked with a lot of great athletes (recent highlights): --Jessica Hull- Olympic Silver medalist, 1500m, Multiple Aussie Records --Molly Seidel- Olympic Bronze Medalist, Marathon --Alicia Monson- US record holder- 5k/10k/2 miles, Multiple time US champion --Weini Kelati- US Half Marathon record holder, Multiple time US championv --Sharron Lokedi- NYC marathon Champion, 2nd at Boston, 4th at the Olympics --George Beamish- World Indoor Champion, 1500m, World Championship finalist, steeple, New Zealand record holder --Neil Gourley- European Indoor Silver medalist, 1500m, World Championship and Olympic Finalist --Edward Cheserek, 2:05 Marathoner, 59 min half marathon Stephen Haas interview DAVID SHANNON AND CRAIG LONGHURST, JDL FAST TRACK *Have single-handedly saved and at the same time elevated indoor track & field in North Carolina, especially for high school athletes in North Carolina. The NCHSAA threatened to end the sport several times, before and during one of the renovations to UNC's indoor facility, but then in 2012 when David built JDL and Craig began managing it, the mere presence of the facility staved off any notion of killing the sport, while also giving thousands of student-athletes in the state and in surrounding states, the opportunity to compete indoors. For those who don't remember, there were a limited number of meets at UNC's indoor facility (only one for a long time before the state meet began in 1987), but JDL has given numerous weekend and weekday opportunities that have helped the sport explode. The sport has grown so much, that instead of having only one classification (an all-class state meet), there are now 3 classifications for the state meet. It is a testament to everything that David and Craig have done for the sport in North Carolina. David Shannon interview CONRAD HALL, CARY ACADEMY *Coached teams to 8 state titles (over more than 20-year span, so prolonged success) --Boys cross country, 2015, 2016, 2024 --Girls cross country, 2005, 2012, 2015, 2016 --Girls track & field, 2012 *Coached 72 individuals to state titles --Coached 34 individual boys to state titles in track & field --Coached 31 individual girls to state titles in track & field --Coached 7 individual boys' champions in cross country --Coached 3 individual girls' champions in cross country *Coached two of the top-10 NC All-Time cross country runners, Kavi Gibson (14:42) NC #3 All-Time and Thomas Graham (14:52) NC #10 All-Time (Mt. Tabor is the only other school with two runners on North Carolina's All-Time Top-10 rankings: Ian Milder (NC #7 / 14:49), coached by Patrick Cromwell, and Matt DeBole (NC #9 / 14:49.2), coached by Hall of Fame coach Mike Esposito). *Collaborating with many others, spearheaded the initiative to bring Indoor Track & Field to the NCISAA, leading to formal recognition of Indoor Track & Field by the NCISAA; served as founding meet director of the NC independent schools Indoor Track & Field state championship meet. *Continues to provide opportunities for student-athletes in the Cary/Durham/Chapel Hill area, as well as all of North Carolina, during the indoor and outdoor seasons, hosting meets and starting the Cary Invitational for outdoor track as well as an area Polar Bear Championship meet for the private schools in the Triangle area. * President, NCISAA Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, 2019-present * Vice-President, NCISAA Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, 2016-2018 AS AN ATHLETE AT DURHAM ACADEMY: *Inducted into Durham Academy's Athletic Hall of Fame, 2017 *5-time NCISAA state champion: -1988 NCISAA cross country champion -Swept 1600-meter and 3200-meter state titles at 1988 and 1989 NCISAA All-Class State Championships *2-time Durham City-County Champion *Helped Durham Academy to 7 state titles (3 in cross country and 4 in track & field) Coach Conrad Hall interview Dennis Cullen on former athlete Conrad Hall NICK MANGUM, RALEIGH CARDINAL GIBBONS/ENLOE HS CROSS COUNTRY *2 Nike Nationals Team qualifiers (2017 girls, 2024, girls) *2 Nike Southeast Team Champions (2017 girls, 2024, girls) *17 NCHSAA state titles & 12 runner-up finishes *15 cross country titles (since taking over at Cardinal Gibbons in 2009) --11 Girls titles (1 runner-up): 3A titles: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 4A titles: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024 4A Runner-up: 2022 --4 Boys' titles (& 8 runner-up finishes): 3A titles: 2011, 2012, 2014 4A titles: 2020 3A Runner-ups: 2009, 2013 4A Runner-ups: 2007 (Enloe); 2019 (Cardinal Gibbons) *Coached athletes to 5 individual state cross country titles: Connor Lane (2016); Steven Phillips (2011); Mary Grace Doggett (2012, 2013); Sarah Rapp (2010) *Coached 3 National Cross-Country Individual Qualifiers: -Connor Lane - 2016 Foot Locker Finalist (8th at the National Meet) -Katharine Priu - 2018 Nike Cross-Country National Individual Qualifier -Hannah Rae Shaffer - 2022 and 2023 Nike Cross-Country National Individual Qualifer INDOOR TRACK *2 NCHSAA Indoor Track State Team titles *2 NCHSAA Indoor Track Runner-up team finishes -2012 NCHSAA 1A/2A/3A boys title -2011 NCHSAA 1A/2A/3A girls' title *NCHSAA 3A Girls Indoor Team Runner-Up (2014, 2015) *Coached 18 individual/relay titles (boys & girls) OUTDOOR TRACK *Coached 17 individual/relay titles (boys & girls) *Runner-Up Team: NCHSAA 3A Girls Team Runner-Up (2011) OTHER *4-time Coach of the Year -2015, 2016, 2017 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association North Carolina Coach of the Year -2017-18 NFHS Coaches Association/NCHSAA Girls Cross-Country Coach of the Year *2005-Present: coached Athletes to 53 All-State Honors in Cross-Country *Penn Relays 3,000m Champion (Connor Lane 2017) *Coached 2016 North Carolina Gatorade Track & Field Runner of the Year, Connor Lane *3 Track & Field All-Americans --Mary Grace Doggett - 2014 New Balance Indoor National 5000m --Connor Lane – 2017 New Balance Indoor Nationals 2-Mile --Hannah Rae Shaffer - 2023 New Balance National 5000m Champion *North Carolina State Records --Connor Lane - Indoor 3200m (8:50.50) AS AN ATHLETE AT CARDINAL GIBBONS *1998 Foot Locker Nationals Qualifier *6-time NCISAA state event champion *4 NCISAA team titles *1998 NCISAA 3A Cross Country Champion *1600: 1999 (set meet record that stood for 11 years) *3200: 1998, 1999 *4x800 Relay, 1998, 1999 (set meet record in 1998) *helped Gibbons to 1996, 1997 and 1998 NCISAA 3A cross country team titles and 1999 NCISAA all-class track team title AT NC STATE: --2-time All-ACC (2004 indoors, 3k; outdoors, 5k) Coach Nick Mangum interview

2024:  11 were inducted into the North Carolina High School Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame at JDL Fast Track during the Mondo Elite High School Invitational, February 3rd. Inductees: Steve Clay   Ryen Frazier Wesley Frazier   Bob Gantt Melissa Morrison   Kim Jones Jesse Williams   Mike Esposito Ben Hovis   Jeff George Brett Honeycutt STEVE CLAY, JORDAN-SELLARS HIGH SCHOOL (BURLINGTON) * The most decorated athlete in NCHSAC history (the NCHSAC was the state association for African American schools before integration and Steve Clay dominated the hurdles and was a key leg on relays) * 9-time NCHSAC State champion * State Meet MVP, 1968 * Alamance County Championship MVP, 1967 * 4 State Meet Records (120-yard hurdles, 1967 & 1968; 180-yard hurdles, 1967, 1968) * 5-time Alamance County Champion * 4 Alamance County Championship meet records (120-yard hurdles, 1966, 1967; 180-yard hurdles, 1966, 1967) * 9 State titles: --3-time state champion, 120-yard hurdles (1966, 1967, 1968) --3 time state champion, 180-yard hurdles (1966, 1967, 1968) --2-time state champion, 880-yard relay (1967, 1968) --1-time state champion, Mile relay (1968) * 5 Alamance County titles: --120-yard hurdles (1966, 1967) --180-yard hurdles (1966,1967) --880-yard relay (1967) RYEN FRAZIER, RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL (RALEIGH) * 2-time Track & Field News All-American (mile, 2015; 2-mile, 2015) * Won 5 national titles (4 outdoor and 1 indoor): 2015 New Balance Outdoor: Won 5,000 meters (16:20), 2-mile (10:07) and mile (4:45) in 3 consecutive days 2015 New Balance Indoor: Won 2-Mile (10:02, and was runner-up in mile (4:44) and 5,000 meters (16:12) in 3 consecutive days 2014 New Balance Outdoor: Won mile (4:46) Won Prefontaine Classic Mile, 4:39.84 (2015) *2-time Raleigh Relays premier 3,200-meter winner, 2014 and 2015 * Won Foot Locker South (2014, in 16:27, the fastest ever by a North Carolina girl and the second-fastest in McAlpine Park history) * Graduated with No. 3 time in national high school history in indoor 5,000 meters (16:12.81, which is still ranked in the top 10 all-time in national high school history) * Graduated ranked No. 1 all-time in North Carolina history in 7 events: --5 indoors: 1,500 meters (4:25.44), 1,600 meters (4:39.93), 3,000 meters (9:23.68); 3,200 meters (9:59.36); 5,000 meters (16:12.81). (she is still No. 1 in 4 of those events, except the 1,500 meters, which she is now No. 2) --2 outdoors: 1,600 meters (4:36.97), and 3,200 meters (9:59.36), and was No. 2 in the 5000 (16:12.81) and No. 3 in the 1,500 meters (4:25.44) and 3,000 meters (9:23.68) (she is still No.1 in the 1,600; No. 2, 1500 meters; No. 2 in the 3,200 meters; No. 2 in the 5,000 meters and No. 4 in the 3,000) * Won 3 state track titles (1600, 3200 and 4x400-meter relay) * Represented U.S. at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country Challenge in Scotland, 2015 WESLEY FRAZIER, RAVENSCROFT SCHOOL (RALEIGH) * 4-time https://trackandfieldnews.com/" target="_new">Track & Field News All-American (mile, 2013; 2-mile, 2011, 2012, 2013) * 3-time North Carolina Gatorade Girls' Athlete of the Year --2 N.C. Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year honors (2012 and 2013) --1 N.C. Gatorade Cross Country Athlete of the Year honors (2010) * Won 8 national track titles: ---6 outdoor national titles (2 in the mile, 2 in the 2-mile and 2 in the 5000 meters) 2013: in 3 consecutive days at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, won 5,000 meters in 15:55; 2-mile in 10:05; Mile in 4:39 2012: won 2-mile (10:13) and also helped Ravenscroft to a then-N.C. record 11:58 in the DMR with a 4:48 anchor leg 2011: won 5,000 meters (16:24) and mile (4:44) and finished 3rd in 2-mile (10:10) 2010: silver in 5,000 meters (16:59); bronze in 2-mile (10:24) ---2 indoor national titles (1 in the 2 mile and 1 in the 5000 meters): 2013: won 2-mile (10:12) and 5,000 (16:18, in a then-national indoor record) *Adidas Grand Prix Dream Mile winner, 2013 (4:39.17) * Led the nation in the 5000 meters in 2013 (15:55.94) * 2-time Foot Locker national qualifier (2009 & 2010) *4-time Raleigh Relays premier 3,200-meter winner, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, running a meet record 9:57.70 in 2013 and the first girl in North Carolina history under 10 minutes * Graduated ranked No. 1 all-time in national high school history in indoor 5,000 meters (16:18, which is still ranked in the top 10 all-time in national high school history) * Graduated ranked No. 5 all-time in national high school history in outdoor 5,000 meters (15:55, which is still ranked No. 11 all-time in national high school history) * Graduated ranked No. 1 all-time in North Carolina history in 9 events: --5 indoor: 1,500 meters (4:30.4); 1,600 meters (4:46.66); 3,000 meters (9:34.66); 3,200 meters (10:08.68) and 5,000 meters (16:18.01). --4 outdoor: 1,500 (4:22.19); 1600 (4:37.56); 3200 (9:57.70) and 5,000 meters (15:55.94). for indoor, she is still No. 2 in the 3,000, 3,200 and 5,000 and No. 3 in 1,500 and 1,600) for outdoor, the 5,000 meters is still No. 1 all-time (by 17 seconds), and the 1,500, 1,600 and 3,200 are No. 2 all-time. * 14-time State Champion --13-time state outdoor track champion, winning the 800, 1600 and 3200 four straight years (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) and also running on a winning 4x400-meter relay team (2012). --2009 NCISAA 3A cross country title BOB GANTT, DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL * Considered the best athlete to ever come out of North Carolina at the time * Nationally, he was ranked No. 3 in the shot put and No. 7 in the discus in 1940 (the only athlete from North Carolina ranked in the top 10 nationally that year in any event) * Only person in state meet history to sweep the shot put and discus 3 straight years (1938-1940) * Only person to sweep the shot put, discus and javelin in the same year * Set state meet record 3 straight years in shot put and 2 straight years in discus * 7-time state champion: --3 shot put (1938, 1939, 1940) --3 discus (1938, 1939, 1940) --1 javelin (1940) * At 22nd C-Club Track & Field Invitational, Washington D.C. (considered the No. 1 high school meet on the East Coast), he won 2 titles (shot put & discus, 1940, setting a meet record in the shot put) * At Duke Invitational, not only the best meet in the state, but one of the best in the South at the time, drawing teams from NC, SC, VA, GA, KY, PA, FL, he: --Swept all 3 (shot, discus, javelin) in 1940 (the precursor to the Duke-Durham Relays) --leading individual scorer in 1939 and 1940 --won 6 titles (2 in the shot, 1939, 1940; 3 in the discus, 1938, 1939, 1940; 1 in the javelin, 1940) --Set 3 meet records (twice in the discus, 1938, 1940; once in the shot, 1940) * At Greensboro's Civitan Relays, which drew teams from all over North Carolina and some from Virginia, he: --Won 5 titles (3 in shot, 1938, 1939, 1940; 2 in discus, 1938, 1939; 1 in javelin, 1940) --Set meet records twice in the shot, 1939, 1940; and twice in discus, 1938, 1939) **All-State in basketball, football and track COLLEGE: **3-sport star at Duke University (track, basketball and football) * Inducted into 2 Hall of Fames: --North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, 1978 --Duke University's Sports Hall of Fame, 1981 --Won Southern Conference track titles in the shot (1942, 1943) and discus (1943); the Southern Conference existed prior to the ACC and teams left the Southern Conference to form the ACC --All-American in football (1942), played in 1942 Rose Bowl; All-Southern Conference in football (1941 & 1942); All-Southern Conference in basketball (1943); All-Southern Conference in track (1942 & 1943) --Held 5 school football records for more than 40 years --Selected by sports editors from North and South Carolina as the 1942 Teague Memorial Award recipient, recognizing him as the most outstanding athlete in the Carolinas --Featured in "Look Magazine" as the best athlete in the South --Durham's "Most Outstanding Young Male of 1943" by the Junior Chamber of Commerce POST-COLLEGIATE: *Played pro basketball for the Washington Capitals (1946, 1947) in the AAB, which later became the NBA. * World War II veteran, Navy MELISSA MORRISON HOWARD, A.L. BROWN HIGH SCHOOL (KANNAPOLIS) *2-time Olympic bronze medalist (2000 and 2004), 100-meter hurdles. *World Indoor Championship bronze medalist (2003), 60-meter hurdles *IAAF Golden League gold medalist, 100-meter hurdles (1998, Oslo, Norway) *IAAF Grand Prix silver medalist, 100-meter hurdles (1998, Moscow, Russia) *4-time U.S. Champion (1997 Outdoor, 100-meter hurdles; 1998, 1999 & 2002 Indoor, 60-meter hurdles) IN HIGH SCHOOL: *won 4 state titles: --3 consecutive NCHSAA 4A state championships in the 100-meter hurdles (1987, 1988, 1989) --1 in the triple jump (39-11.75, 1989) *1989 North Carolina Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year IN COLLEGE: *2-time NCAA All-American, 1993 (55-meter hurdles & 100-meter hurdles) *Southern Conference Outdoor and Indoor track & field MVP, 1992 & 1993 *Won 17 individual Southern Conference titles OTHER: *Inducted into the Appalachian State Athletics Hall of Fame, 2003 *Inducted into the Southern Conference sports Hall of Fame, 2009 *Given Appalachian State's Trailblazer Award, 2018 KIM JONES, GRIMSLEY HS (GREENSBORO) *3-time National Champion: --1998 indoor track (long jump) --1999 outdoor track (long jump, 100-meter hurdles) --MVP at the 1999 Nike/New Balance Outdoor National High School Championships *4-time Track & Field News All-American (1997, long jump; 1998, long jump; 1999, long jump & 100-meter hurdles) *1999 North Carolina Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Yearv *2-time N.C. 4A State Meet MVP (1998, 1999) *8-time State Champion ---2-time indoor state champ (55-meter hurdles, 1999; Long Jump, 1998, setting an all-class record that stood for six years ---6-time outdoor state champ (100-meter hurdles, 1998, 1999; Long Jump, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, with a best of 19-7) *Inducted into the Greensboro Sports Hall of Fame, 2021 *The embodiment of an exceptional athlete, she played volleyball for four years, basketball for three years, and excelled in both indoor and outdoor track for four years. JESSE WILLIAMS, BROUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL (RALEIGH) *One of the best high jumpers in U.S. history tying for third on the all-time U.S. men's high jump list as a professional *2011 World Champion *2010 World Indoor Bronze medalist *2-time World Athletics Championships bronze (2008, 2009) *3-time U.S. Champion (2008, 2010, 2011) *2-time Olympian (2008 and 2012) *5-time World Championship qualifier (2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015) *4-time World Athletics Final qualifier (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) *4th at 2015 Pan Am Championships *4th at 2015 NACAC Championships *3-time World Indoor Championships qualifier (2008, 2010, 2012) *4-time NCAA champion in the high jump (2 indoors, 2 outdoors). *At the 2011 USATF Nationals, the 6-0 Williams cleared a PR 7-9 1/4 -- the highest jump by an American in 15 years. *His 2011 World title was the first by an American high jumper in 20 years. HIGH SCHOOL: *2-time Track & Field News All-American (2001, 2002) *His high school best was 7-feet, 3 inches *4-time NCHSAA 4A High Jump Champion: --sophomore (6-8, in 2000), junior (7-0, in 2001), and senior (7-2, in 2002), and won the State Indoor title (7-0) as a senior *4th at 2002 World Junior Championships *2002 Silver at U.S. Junior Championships *2002 Adidas Outdoor Champion *2002 Penn Relays Champion *2002 Silver at Golden West *2001 USATF JO National Champion Coaches/Officials/Media/Contributors: Mike Esposito   Ben Hovis Alan Peoples   Roy Cooper Brett Honeycutt MIKE ESPOSITO, MOUNT TABOR HIGH SCHOOL (WINSTON-SALEM) *Successful at the high school and collegiate level *At Mount Tabor High School: --11 state champion teams --4 individual national champions --4 individual national runners-up --3 Foot Locker finalists --52 individual and relay state champions --8-time North Carolina Coach of the Year --22-time Conference Coach of the Year -- boys' cross country teams went undefeated from 1994 until his final season at Mount Tabor in 2005, and the girls' cross country team was nationally ranked in 2000 and 2001 --Served as the co-meet director of the North Carolina Indoor and Outdoor Track Championships on numerous occasions and was the meet director for the state cross country championships from 2002-04. *At High Point University, 2005-present: --7-time Big South Coach of the Year (5 track, 2 cross country) --6 Big South Track & Field Championships (2 indoor, 2 outdoor, 2 cross country) --8 athletes sent to NCAA Championship --3 All-Americans BEN HOVIS, PROVIDENCE DAY (CHARLOTTE), NCRUNNERS.COM FOUNDER *Founded NCRunners in 2005 and ran it for 6 years bringing videos, pictures, articles, and interviews to North Carolina cross country and track & field student-athletes, parents and fans of the sport *Since taking over Providence Day's program in 2002, he has had incredible success *34 state titles (17 in cross country; 8 in indoor track; 9 in outdoor track) --17 state titles in cross country (boys and girls) (13 boys cross country state titles, with first in 2005 and last in 2023) (4 girls cross country state titles, withfirst in 2003 and last in 2023) --9 in boys' track (2013-2017, 2019, 2021-2023), as well as being an assistant coach for 9 more girls track state titles (2013-2019, 2021-2022) --8 girls' and boys' independent schools indoor championships (2020-2023); 4 sweeps --20 boys conference cross country titles --10 girls conference cross country titles --16 boys, 9 girls individual conference titles *8 individual cross country state champions --7 boys individual state champions --1 girl individual state champion **coached 2-time national qualifier Ben Huffman (Foot Locker, 2013; Nike Team Nationals, 2012) - has coached numerous individual state champions in track *coached select North Carolina athletes in Australia (2008-2011) as part of Down Under Sports and won Down Under Cross Country team titles each year. JEFF GEORGE, MILESPLIT.COM/NCRUNNERS.COM, WEBMASTER * As the webmaster of NCRunners from 2011 - 2016, he took the site to new heights by creating organization to weekly posts and branching out to cover multiple meets every weekend. His passion and enthusiasm lifted NCRunners to one of the best high school running sites, if not the best, on the MileSplit network. He also greatly expanded the pool of contributors, being recognized twice by the national office for having the best coverage team on the network. *Several NCRunners staff members moved on to larger roles within MileSplit, and Jeff was selected to provide in-person coverage of national meets like Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals and NXN (Nike Cross Country Nationals). *Coordinated coverage of New Balance Outdoor Nationals for several years. *Also held the position of Senior Editor of the California MileSplit site for several years, and he continues to cover meets for MileSplit. * During his time as webmaster, he worked with George Phillips with ncpreptrack.com to add many historical performances to the MileSplit database, a process that is still ongoing. * As an accomplished meet announcer and commentator, he has voiced live streams of high school and college meets all over the country. He has been the voice of JDL Fast Track's high school meets for the last several years, and often announces at other major meets in NC, such as the Dash for Doobie. He pioneered the use of MileSplit season rankings and NC All-Time Rankings from NCPrepTrack to inform the announcing of performances in real time. * As the girls track coach at RJ Reynolds HS in Winston-Salem from 1999 - 2011, his teams won 5 Central Piedmont Conference titles, 3 Midwest 4A Regionals, and the 2001 4A State Championship. At the time, the 2001 team was only the 2nd girls team in NC history to place first or second in all 4 relays at the same state meet. He also coached girls cross country starting in 2001, and won 3 conference titles during his tenure. * As a meet director, directed 3 outdoor track state meets and 3 cross country state meets, helping (along with DePaul Mittman) to modernize meet running in North Carolina by introducing updated clerking and marshalling techniques. *Directed countless regional, county, conference, and smaller meets, including the longtime Forsyth County Polar Bear series. *Introduced the popular Frosh/Soph Invitational, the first meet of its kind in North Carolina *Founded NCRunners LLC to run a series of invitational meets in the fall and spring. The series includes the NCRunners Eastern Tour, which brings FAT and media coverage to schools in rural Eastern North Carolina. He continues to operate these meets and add new ones with partners Robert Youtz and Jason Creasy. * Along with Robert Youtz, he developed the first cross country course at Beeson Park (now the Ivey Redmon Sports Complex) and brought NCHSAA officials to see what would eventually become the state meet course (thanks to the dedicated work of Curtis Swisher and the Kernersville Parks & Rec Department). BRETT HONEYCUTT, FOUNDER OF HALL OF FAME, SPORTSWRITER, HISTORIAN * This was a surprise induction, kept secret from Brett, and known beforehand only to the 22-member nominating/electing committee (plus his family). * Honeycutt founded the North Carolina High School Track & Field/Cross Country Hall of Fame five years earlier in 2019 and has been the driving force behind it. Maintains the Hall Of Fame website. * Covered high school sports for 16 years for The Charlotte Observer providing excellent, accurate and well-written articles. * Worked with George Phillips during the early days of the Internet to create NCPrepTrack.com - one of the first sites in the nation covering statewide high school track & field and cross country. * Still contributes to NCPrepTrack as a statistician and historian, spending countless hours going through old NC newspapers (available online for a fee) digging up NC high school track news, photos, and results from the 1920s to today. Has spent considerable time researching the old NCHSAC. * Complimented by his former sports editor (Gary Schwab) for his commitment to researching and recognizing Black athletes that have been long overlooked. * Head Coach for cross country and track & field at Metrolina Christian Academy, following assistant coach positions at Myers Park HS and Liberty University. Since 2010, Metrolina Christian has won over 30 MAC Championships (including 9 consecutive girls' cross country titles and 7 consecutive sweeps of the track & field titles), along with 8 boys and 4 girls NCISAA championships. * Founder and Meet Director for 13 years of the Hare & Hounds XC Invitational, a major September meet, well-organized and run, and attracting a large number of teams. * Member of ATFS - The Association of Track & Field Statisticians. * Worked as managing editor for Sports Spectrum magazine, and been involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. *Competed as a runner at Northside Christian Academy in Charlotte and at Liberty University. Profiles/Articles on Inductees: 2024 NC T&F/XC Hall of Fame Class Announced - NCrunners 3 former Pack athletes joining Hall of Fame - GoPack.com Two ex-coaches, track star going into Hall Of Fame - JournalNow.com Steve Clay Burlington Jordan-Sellars Athlete Inducted in Hall Of Fame - NCHSTrackXcHallOfFame Ryen Frazier Interview - NCrunners.com Profile - GoPack.com | Profile - WorldAthletics.com Frazier Finishes High School With 4 National Titles - RunnersWorld.com Focus: Ryen Frazier - MileSplit Wesley Frazier Interview - NCrunners | Profile - WorldAthletics.org Historic Performance By Frazier Concludes NBN - LetsRun.com Frazier's HS Career Ends With A Triple - RunnersWorld.com Bob Gantt Profile - Wikipedia.org | Profile - GoDuke.com NC Sports Hall of Fame - NCSHOF.og Melissa Morrison Interview - NCrunners.com Profile - Wikipedia.org | Profile - Olympics.com Morrison Howard Elected to Hall of Fame - AppStateSports.com AL Brown Legend Makes NC HS Hall of Fame - InpendendentTribune.com A.L. Brown grad Morrison will enter another Hall of Fame - SalisburyPost.com Kim Jones Interview - NCrunners Kim Jones entering Hall of Fame - Greensboro.com Jesse Williams Interview - NCrunners.com Profile - Wikipedia.org | Profile - Olympedia.org Williams takes High Jump gold back to USA - WorldAthletics.org Video: Williams WINS World Title (2 previous jumpers) - YouTube Mike Esposito Interview - NCrunners.com Coach Esposito named to Hall Of Fame - HighPointPanthers.com Ben Hovis Coach Hovis Named to NC Hall of Fame - ProvidenceDay.org Interview: Hovis' parents - NCrunners Jeff George Profile - UNCSA.edu | Interview - NCrunners Brett Honeycutt Profile - NCPrepTrack.com | Interview - NCrunners

2023:  Nine new inductees named for the North Carolina High School Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame; Ceremony January 28, 2023 at JDL Fast Track during the Mondo Elite Invitational. Inductees: Athletes: Keni Harrison   J-Mee Samuels Johnny Dutch   Latasha Pharr Pam Doggett Coaches: E.V. Patterson   Charlie Brown Alan Peoples   Roy Cooper KENI HARRISON, CLAYTON HS *Olympian *Set world outdoor 100-meter hurdles record in 2016, breaking a mark that had stood for 28 years (that has since been broken, but she still ranks) *6-time World Track & Field Championship qualifier ---Outdoor track (2015, 2017, 2019, 2022) ---Indoor track (2016, 2017) *Olympic silver medalist (2020), 100-meter hurdles *World Outdoor Championship silver medalist (2019), 100-meter hurdles *World Indoor Championship gold medalist (2018), 60-meter hurdles *NACAC gold medalist (2018), 100-meter hurdles *Continental Cup silver medalist (2018), 100-meter hurdles ---COLLEGE (Clemson, 2012, 2013; Kentucky, 2014, 2015) *2-time NCAA Champion, 60-meter hurdles, 2015; 100-meter hurdles, 2015 (for Kentucky) *2-time NCAA Runner-up, 400-meter hurdles, 2014; 400-meter hurdles, 2015 (for Kentucky) *7-time All-American (100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, 2013 for Clemson; 100-meter hurdles; 400-meter hurdles, 2014 for Kentucky; 60-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles; 400-meter hurdles, 2015 for Kentucky) *4-time ACC Champion (400-meter hurdles, 4x400-meter relay, 2012; 400-meter hurdles, 4x400-meter relay, 2013, at Clemson) *4-time SEC Champion (100-meter hurdles; 400-meter hurdles, 2014, becoming first athlete to win both at the SEC Championships in 15 years); (60-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles, 2015) ---HIGH SCHOOL *2-time Track & Field News All-American (100-meter hurdles & 300/400-meter hurdles, 2011) *2011 North Carolina Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year *2-time New Balance national champion --60-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles (2011) *2-time N.C. 4A State Meet MVP (2010, 2011) *5-time N.C. 4A State Champion --2011 N.C. 4A State Indoor Champion (500 meters) --2010, 2011 N.C. 4A State Outdoor Champion (100-meter hurdles) --2010, 2011 N.C. 4A State Outdoor Champion (300-meter hurdles), setting a state meet record of 41.41 in 2011 that still stands today *9 all-time North Carolina top-50 rankings (including 5 events in the top 5) --Ranked North Carolina No. 4 all-time in the 55-meter hurdles (7.83) --Ranked North Carolina No. 5 all-time in the 60-meter hurdles (8.42) --Ranked North Carolina No. 5 all-time in the 100-meter hurdles (13.49) --Ranked North Carolina No. 3 all-time in the 300-meter hurdles (41.41) --Ranked North Carolina No. 4 all-time in the 400-meter hurdles (58.34) --Also ranks all-time top 50 in North Carolina in the indoor 300 meters, 400 meters, 500 meters, and the outdoor 400 meters J-MEE SAMUELS, WINSTON-SALEM MOUNT TABOR *2005 Track & Field News High School Athlete of the Year (national award; only two other N.C. boys have ever won the award) *2005 Track & Field Yearbook Athlete of the Year (national award; only two other N.C. boys have ever won the award) *4-time Track & Field News All-American (100 meters and 200 meters, 2004 and 2005) *North Carolina Gatorade Boys' Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2005). *5-time NCHSAA state champion (4 indoors and 1 outdoors) --55 meters, 2002, 2003, 2005 (indoor track) --300 meters, 2003 (indoor track) --200 meters, 2005 (outdoor track; setting a still-standing 4A record of 20.61) Graduated ranked No. 1 all-time in North Carolina in 5 events: ---indoor 60 meters (6.70, still No. 3 all-time) ---indoor 200 meters (21.22, still No. 3 all-time) ---indoor 300 meters (33.87, still No. 3 all-time) ---outdoor 100 meters (10.05, still no. 2 all-time) ---outdoor 200 meters (20.32, still No. 2 all-time) (graduated No. 2 all-time in the indoor 55 meters, with a 6.23, which is still No. 4 all-time --COLLEGE: (Arkansas, 2006-2009) *4-time All-American --100 meters, 2006 (outdoor track) --60 meters, 2008 (indoor track) --200 meters, 2008 (indoor track) --100 meters, 2009 (outdoor track) *Helped Arkansas to the 2006 NCAA national indoor championship *Helped Arkansas to 7 SEC team titles --2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 indoor track --2006, 2008, 2009 outdoor track) *Current Arkansas All-Time Top-10 Rankings --No. 3, indoor 60 meters; No. 5 indoor 200 meters; No. 3 outdoor 100 meters; No. 5 outdoor 200 meters. JOHNNY DUTCH, CLAYTON HS *4-time Track & Field News All-American --2005, 2006, 2007, 110 hurdles --2007, 300/400 hurdles *National high school record holder in the odd-distanced 50-meter hurdles (6.62, still stands) *No. 7 all-time in national high school history in the 55-meter hurdles, 7.07 *2-time National Champion --National indoor champion, 60-meter hurdles (2007) --National outdoor champion, 110-meter hurdles (2006) *North Carolina Gatorade Boys' Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2007) *3-time Pan Am medalist (2007) --2 gold (110-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles) --1 silver (4x400-meter relay) *9-time state track champion --55-meter hurdles, 2005, 2006, 2007, setting state meet records in 2006 and 2007 --110-meter hurdles, 2004, 2005 (3A) and 2006, 2007 (4A), setting state meet records in 2005, 2006, 2007 (still holds N.C. 3A and N.C. 4A state meet records, of 13.88 for 3A and 13.39 for 4A) --300-meter hurdles, 2005 (3A) and 2006 (4A), setting a 4A state meet record of 36.60 *4A outdoor state meet MVP, 2006 --COLLEGE (at South Carolina) *3 top-10 World Rankings in 400-meter hurdles (2008, 2009, 2010) *NCAA Champion (400-meter hurdles, 2010) *NCAA runner-up (400-meter hurdles, 2009) *8-time All-American (60-meter hurdles; 400-meter hurdles, 4x400-meter relay, 2010; 60-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, 4x400-meter relay indoors and outdoors, 2009; *3-time SEC Champion (400-meter hurdles, 4x400-meter relay, 2009; 400-meter hurdles, 2010) *2008 World Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships silver medalist (400-meter hurdles) *2008 U.S. Junior Track & Field Championship silver medalist (400-meter hurdles) *2009 U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Championships silver medalist (400-meter hurdles) *2010 U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Championships silver medalist (400-meter hurdles) *2010 NACAC bronze medalist (110-meter hurdles) *2010 Penn Relays Champion (400-meter hurdles and Shuttle Hurdle Relay) *Holds 11 all-time top-10 marks in University of South Carolina school history, including the school record in the 400-meter hurdles --POST-COLLEGIATE *3-time Diamond League winner *2014 U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Champion (400-meter hurdles) LATASHA PHARR, NORTH ROWAN *17-time State Champion (12 outdoors, 5 indoors) *2-time North Carolina Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2000, 2001) *2-time Track & Field News All-America --triple jump, 2000 --100-meter hurdles, 2000 *Indoor National Champion --triple jump, 2000 *5-time N.C. State Meet MVP --4-time N.C. 2A Outdoor State Meet MVP (1998, 1999,2000, 2001) --1-time N.C. all-class Indoor State Meet MVP (2000) *Made 2000 U.S. Junior team that competed at World Juniors in Santiago, Chile *2-time Rowan County Female Athlete of the Year (1999, 2001) *Inducted into the Rowan County Sports Hall of Fame, 2011 *Led North Rowan to 4 team State titles *17 State title --12 Outdoor State Titles 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 N.C. State Champion (100-meter hurdles),setting a state meet record all 4 times 1999, 2000, 2001, N.C. State Champion (300-meter hurdles), setting a state meet record in 2000 1999 N.C. State Meet Champion (long jump) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 N.C. State Champion (triple jump), setting a state meet reord of 40-9 in 2000 --5 Indoor State Titles 1998, 2000, 2001, N.C. Indoor State Champion (55-meter hurdles), setting all-class state meet record of 8.15 in 2001 1999, 2000, N.C. Indoor State Champion (triple jump) *4 team State titles --Led North Rowan to 1999 N.C. All-class Indoor State title --Led North Rowan to 1999, 2000 & 2001 N.C. 2A Outdoor State title --All-Time State Rankings *Was ranked No. 1 all-time in the 55-meter hurdles when she graduated (still all-time top 30) *Was ranked No. 1 all-time in the 60-meter hurdles when she graduated (still all-time top 8) *Was ranked No. 6 all-time in the long jump when she graduated (still all-time top 20) *Was ranked No. 4 all-time in the triple jump when she graduated (still all-time top 6) --COLLEGE: (Alabama, 2002-2005) *All-American, triple jump, 2005 *SEC Medalist: --Silver medalist, indoor triple jump, 2005 --Silver medalist, outdoor triple jump, 2004 --Bronze medalist, outdoor long jump, 2004 --Bronze medalist, indoor triple jump, 2002 *Current Alabama All-Time Top-10 Rankings --No. 2, outdoor triple jump; No. 2, indoor triple jump; No. 6, 60-meter hurdles; No. 6, 100-meter hurdles; No. 9, indoor long jump PAM DOGGETT, GREENSBORO DUDLEY *NCHSAA Female Athlete of the Year, 1986 (for all sports) *North Carolina Gatorade Track & Field Girls' Athlete of the Year (1986) *3A/4A state meet MVP, 1986 *8-time state outdoor track champion (5 individual, 3 relay), setting 6 state meet records (there was no indoor meet when Doggett competed) ---won the 100-meter hurdles twice (1985 and 1986, setting an all-class record in 1986); 200-meter hurdles (1984, setting a state meet record); 300-meter hurdles (1985 and 1986, setting an all-class record of 42.00 in 1986 that stood for 25 years); 4x100-meter relay (1984); 4x200-meter relay (1984, setting a state meet record) and 4x400-meter relay (1986, setting a state meet record). *1986, USATF National Junior Olympic Champion 100 m Hurdles *1986, USATF National Junior Olympic Champion 4x100 Relay *1984, 2nd at USATF Juniors (under 20) in the heptathlon *1984, 3rd at Pan Am Junior Championships in the heptathlon *1984, USATF National Junior Olympic Champion 100 m Hurdles and national record in the heptathlon *1983, USATF National Junior Olympic Champion 100 m Hurdles *1983, USATF National Junior Olympic Champion Heptathlon COACHES/OFFICIALS: E.V. PATTERSON, BURLINGTON FRIENDSHIP HS *The "Father of Track & Field" in North Carolina *Started the NCHSAA state meet, by helping raise money, providing awards and writing the rules *Coach of North Carolina's first dynasty, now-defunct Friendship High School in Burlington *Led Friendship High School to 7 straight state titles, 1914-1920 *COLLEGE: --Captain of the University of North Carolina's track team, 1912 --Won mile and 2-mile at 1912 Southern Intercollegiate Games in Baltimore --First person from North Carolina to compete in Europe, competing in 25 track meets in England, Scotland and Germany, in 1913 CHARLIE BROWN, SOUTHWEST GUILFORD HS/GREENSBORO PACESETTERS *Inducted into the Greensboro Sports Hall of Fame in 2021 *Coached at least 21 U.S. national Junior Olympic track & field athletes as well as multiple national champions at various high schools *Coach of the 2005 U.S. cross country team at the IAAF World Championships in France *Coach of the 2005 U.S. Junior national team at the NCAC (North American, Central American and Caribbean) Cross Country championships *Meet director for multiple U.S. Track & Field national and world qualifying meets, as well as a variety of high school and college meets *Founded Greensboro Invitational in 1983; one of the longest running high school cross country meets in North Carolina *Began Hagan Stone Cross Country Classic, another one of the state's long-running high school meets *Founded Greensboro Pacesetters track & field club in 1979 *Coached All-Americans and national champions Pam Doggett and Kim Jones in high school *Coached 4 State Championship team titles --Coached 1992 NCISAA state championship teams in track & field (boys and girls) and in cross country (1985), coaching at Greensboro Day --2009 N.C. 3A state indoor championship, coaching at Southwest Guilford --2002 and 2003, N.C. 3A runner-up, at Southwest Guilford *Graduated from Grimsley High in 1977, running cross country and track; then ran two years at the University of North Carolina, before graduating in 1981 ALAN PEOPLES, POLK COUNTY *Coached 63 individual state champions *Coached 64 who competed in college *Coached Polk County boys to 2018 N.C. 1A state track & field championship *Coached Polk County boys to 2016 N.C.1A/2A state indoor track & field runner-up *Coached since 1972, with the last 34 years as head track/cross country coach at Polk County High School (1989-current) * USATF Level II Endurance Coach-2015 * USATF Level I Coach-1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 ---Official *State Outdoor Track Meet director-1994-2017 (24 years) *Regional Outdoor Track Meet director-1992-2017 (24 years) *State Indoor Track co-director-1992-95-4 years; Director-2017-20 (4 years) *Regional XC director- 1990, 1992-2002, 2005-2016 (1, 2, and 3A West), 24-regionals *Starter, 1985 *Junior Olympics track coach- 1989-1997 *USATF Official's Certification at National Level for D-1, D-2, NAIA, & JUCO * NFHS Official *13-year meet director/founder, Reindeer Games *14-year meet director/founder, WNC Polar Bear Championships ---Awards ***35 Coach of the Year Awards ---Won [1 of 2] Polk County's "Mt Rushmore of Coaching" by community vote, 2021 ---2015 NFHS Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year for North Carolina ---2018 NCHSAA Boys State Outdoor 1A Track Coach of the Year ---2018 Asheville Citizen-Times Track Coach of the Year ---2010 Times-News Women's Outdoor Track Coach of the Year ---2005 NCHSAA Women's Runner-up State XC coach of the year ---19-time boys and girls' conference outdoor Track Coach of the year (1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006 boys; 2006 girls; 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 boys; 2019 girls ' 2021 girls; 2022 girls. ---2001 Mountain Bank track Coach of the Year ---9-time Mountain Bank cross country coach of the year (1989, 1990, 1991, 2013 boys; 2013 girls; 2014 boys; 2014 girls; 2015, 2016 *other awards ---2010 NCHSAA Charlie Adams Distinguished Service Award ---2008 NCHSAA State and regional meets director award ---2002 NCHSAA Dick Knox Award (when he retired 2002) ---2001 NCHSAA Wall of Champions ---1998 NCHSAA Unsung Hero award ---1994 NCHSAA State Outdoor Track Team Academic Average Award ---7-time team NCHSAA Sportsmanship Award, track , 1992-2009 ROY COOPER, APEX HIGH --Nearly 40 years as a teacher and coach at Apex High School --20 years as NSAF staff at the Outdoor Nationals (Adidas, Nike, New Balance, Nike) --37 years as meet director of Apex Relays --30 separate times as state outdoor track & field meet director or as a regional cross country or outdoor track & field meet director --Conference meet director for cross country and track more times than he can keep track of (like most other long-term coaches). --17 years as Southeast Regional Team Manager for the Nike Cross Nationals since their inception in 2004 --62 top-10 (and 106 top-20) state finishes between both gender teams for cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field --Since he has been coaching, Apex has had either a team or an individual qualified at the state meet in cross country, indoor track & field (the 1987 meet was the first NCHSAA meet), and outdoor track & field since the outdoor state track & field meet in 1986 (103 consecutive seasons). --51 conference championships (in cross country and track) Johnny Dutch to be Inducted into North Carolina Hall of Fame - GamecocksOnline.com Johnny Dutch Bio More on Johnny Dutch Interview: Johnny Dutch (Clayton HS) Keni Harrison elected to NC Hall of Fame (1/5) - UKathletics.com Interview: Steve McGill for Keni Harrison (Clayton HS) More on Keni Harrison Winston-Salem's J-Mee Samuels, Greensboro's Pam Doggett heading to state's high school track hall of fame - Greensboro.com Wikipedia page: J-Mee Samuels Interview: J-Mee Samuels (Mount Tabor) Interview: Pam Doggett (Greensboro Dudley) Hall of Fame tabs N. Rowan grad Latasha Pharr - SalisburyPost.com Former Alabama Standout LaTasha Pharr to be Inducted in Hall of Fame (1/4) - RollTide.com Interview: LaTasha Pharr (N. Rowan) Veteran coach Alan Peoples earns selection to Hall of Fame - PolkSports.com Peoples inducted into North Carolina High School Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame (1/29) - PolkSports.com Interview: Coach Alan Peoples (Polk Co.) 2018 profile: Roy Cooper - NCHSAA.org Interview: Coach Roy Cooper (Apex) Interview: Coach Charlie Brown (SW Guilford/Greensboro Pacesetters) E.V Patterson photo (scroll down) 2 Former UNC Standouts Named To NC HS Track Hall Of Fame (1/1) - GoHeels.com Interview: Coach EV Patterson's Grandsons (Burlington Friendship) Video: NC HS TF/XC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (1/28) - NCrunners

2022:  Eight are to be inducted January 29th into the North Carolina High School Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame at JDL Fast Track during the Mondo Elite High School Invitational. Inductees include: Athletes: Tony Waldrop   Anna Cockrell Kamorean Hayes   Trentavis Friday Gabby Mayo   Darius Brewington Coaches: DePaul Mittman   Norman Trzaskoma DARIUS BREWINGTON, HIGH POINT ANDREWS *17 state titles (12 outdoors, 5 indoors), one of the most state titles by a male athlete in North Carolina history (would likely have won more, but he was injured the day before the state meet his junior year). *4-time State Meet MVP (3 outdoor, 1990, 1991, 1993; 1 indoor, 1992) *4 state meet records (2 in outdoor, 4x100 and 4x200) and 2 indoors (60-yards, 300-yards) ---During outdoor track, he won 12 3A state titles, with 3 in the 100 meters (1990, 1991, 1993 -- in 10.59, 10.57 and 10.54); 3 in the 200 meters (1990, 1991 and 1993 -- in 21.51, 21.23 and 21.24); 2 in the 4x100 relay (1990, 1991); 3 in the 4x200 relay (1990, 1991, 1993) and 1 in the 4x400 relay (1993), while winning the N.C. 3A state meet MVP 3 times (1990, 1991, 1993) and setting 2 state meet records (4x200, 1:25.35 in 1991; 4x100, 42.16, 1990). ---During indoor track, he won 5 all-classification NCHSAA state titles, with 1 in the 60-yard dash (1992), 1 in the 300-yard dash (1992) and 3 in the 4x400 relay (1990, 1991, 1992), while earning the all-classification state meet MVP in 1992 after setting 2 state meet records (6.34 in the 60-yard dash; 31.7 in the 300-yard dash). He also helped set a state meet record indoors in 1991, in the 4x400 relay (3:29.6). *Helped High Point Andrews to 4 state team titles – 3A outdoor track in 1990, 1991 and 1993, and all-classification indoor track in 1992. TRENTAVIS FRIDAY, CHERRYVILLE *National High School Coaches Association National Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2014) *Gatorade National Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2014) *High School Track Yearbook Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2014 - only two other N.C. boys have ever won the award). *National High School 100-meter record holder and USA Junior (19-under) Championships record holder (10.00). Both records still stand. *Track & Field News All-American, 100 meters (2014) and 200 meters (2014) *Set 1 all-class NCHSAA state meet record (100 meters, 10.39) *Set 7 NCHSAA 1A state meet records in the 100, 200 and 400, all of which still stand today. * North Carolina Gatorade Boys' Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2014). *Won 8 NCHSAA Championship outdoor track titles total; 2012 (400 meters); 2013 (100, 200, 400); 2014 (100, 200, 400, 4x400-meter relay) *Won 3 individual NCHSAA championships two straight years: 2013 and 2014 (100, 200, 400). *His PRs of 10.00 (100 meters) and 20.03 (200 meters) are still the all-time best performances in North Carolina history (and his 46.97 in the 400 meters is tied for 10th best all-time). *His times of 10.17 (100 meters) and 20.33 (200 meters) were the best times in the nation during the high school regular season. *Ran 10.00 in the 100 meters at U.S. Junior (19-under) Championships in 2014 to set the national high school record. *NCHSAA 1A State meet MVP, 2013 and 2014. ANNA COCKRELL, CHARLOTTE PROVIDENCE DAY SCHOOL *6-time Track & Field News All-American in 3 events (200 meters, 2016; 100-meter hurdles, 2014, 2015, 2016; 300-meter hurdles, 2015, 2016) *2-time World Junior (19-under) Champion (400-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay, as a high school senior, 2016) *Pam Am Champion, 400-meter hurdles (as a high school junior, 2015) *All-time World Junior (19-under) Top-10 ranking (No. 10, 400-meter hurdles, 55.20) *All-time U.S. Junior (19-under) Top-10 ranking (No. 5, 400-meter hurdles, 55.20) *All-time top-10 national high school ranking in 2 events (No. 3 in 400-meter hurdles; No. 10 in indoor 200 meters) *No. 1 ranked all-time in North Carolina history in 3 events (100-meter hurdles, 13.17; 300-meter hurdles, 40.42; 400-meter hurdles, 55.20). *16-time NCISAA state champion (100 meters, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016; 200 meters, 2016; 100-meter hurdles, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016; 300-meter hurdles, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016; 4x100-meter relay, 2013; 4x400-meter relay, 2014, 2015) KAMOREAN HAYES, CHARLOTTE HARDING *U.S. Junior (19-under) Champion in the shot put (2006) as a high school senior *5-time Track & Field News All-American (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 in shot put; and 2005 in discus) *North Carolina Gatorade Girls' Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2005) *Led nation in indoor shot put, 2005, 2006, 2007, and outdoor shot put, 2006, 2007 *6-time high school national champion in shot put (3 outdoors, 3 indoors in 2005, 2006 & 2007) *8-time NCHSAA outdoor track state champion (4 in the shot put, 4 in the discus, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007) *2-time NCHSAA indoor track state champion (2 in the shot put, 2004, 2007) *Still holds all-time North Carolina records in the indoor (52-6.5) and outdoor (52-2) shot put *Still holds NCHSAA state meet records in the indoor (48-11.75) and outdoor (51-3.5) shot put *Graduated ranked No. 1 all-time in the shot put (still No. 1) and No. 1 in the discus (162-10, still No. 3 all-time). GABBY MAYO, SOUTHEAST RALEIGH *2006 Track & Field News Athlete of the year (only one other N.C. girl has ever won the award) *2006 USATF Youth Track & Field Athlete of the Year *3-time Track & Field News All-American in 2006 (100 meters, 200 meters and 100-meter hurdles) *Led nation in the 100 and 200 meters, 2006 *U.S. Junior (19-under) 200-meter champion (22.88 seconds, 2006) *2-time North Carolina Gatorade Girls' Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2006 and 2007) *4-time NCHSAA state meet MVP (3 outdoor, 4A, 2005, 2006, 2007; 1 indoor, 2006) *NCHSAA Female Athlete of the Year, 2007 (for all sports) *13-time NCHSAA 4A state champion (all 13 were individual titles) ---Won 9 state outdoor track titles (100 meters in 2006, 2007; 200 meters in 2006, 2007; 100 hurdles in 2005, 2006, 200); and the 300 hurdles in 2005, 2006). She won all four at the 2006 4A girls' outdoor meet and won 3 state titles in 2007 (100, 200, 100 hurdles) and 2 titles in 2005 (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles). ---Won 4 NCHSAA state indoor titles (55 meters, 55-meter hurdles, 300 meters all in 2006, setting state meet records in each event. She also won the 55 meters in 2007). TONY WALDROP, POLK CENTRAL *Set the world indoor mile record of 3:55.0 in 1974 *Six-time All-American at the University of North Carolina *2-time NCAA champion (NCAA indoor 1,000-yard title, 1973; NCAA indoor mile title in 1974) *Won gold in the 1,500 meters at the 1975 Pan Am Games while in college *Won the mile at the prestigious Penn Relays in 1974. *In high school, he won 3 NCHSAA state outdoor titles in the 880 yards (1969), and mile (1968 and 1970). *Before high school national meets were prevalent, his times of 1:53 and 4:18 were incredible considering he ran those at the 1A/2A state meet an on inferior surfaces. DEPAUL MITTMAN, N.C. TRACK AND CROSS COUNTRY COACHES ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR *History teacher and coach for 23 years at Western Guilford High School. *Served as the NCHSAA state meet director (1999-2009); currently the state meet coordinator. *Co-founded the North Carolina Track & Cross-Country Coaches Association in 2001, serving as clinic director from its inception, until 2015 *Volunteer coordinator for national meets, including the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, USATF National Junior Olympic Championships, and 2019 AAU National Championship *16 conference track Coach of the Year honors *15 conference team track titles *11 teams finished in Top 5 at the NCHSAA state meet *NCHSAA 3A State Champion: 1999 *NCHSAA 3A State Association 3A State Runner-up 2000 *NCHSAA 1A/2A/3A indoor track runner up, 2008 *8 NCHSAA regional track titles *2 Midwest 2A regional titles, 2004, 2005 *2 All-American track athletes *64 all-state track athletes *16 individual state track champions NORMAN TRZASKOMA, LONGTIME WINSTON-SALEM R.J. REYNOLDS COACH *Won 7 NCHSAA state titles over a large span of time (in cross country and track) *Led teams to 5 consecutive NCHSAA cross country state titles (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978), then back-to-back NCHSAA track & field titles in 2005 (outdoor) and 2006 (indoor) *His longevity and varied greatness is difficult on any level for any sport *NCHSAA Coach of the Year, 2009 *Coached in Forsyth County for nearly 40 years, with 35 years at R.J Reynolds. *The Forsyth County Cross Country Championships were renamed the Norman Trzaskoma Invitational in honor of him and his long success in Forsyth County and in North Carolina. Photo 1 Photo 2 *Inducted into Evangel University's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985, and was the school's first four-year letter winner in cross country and track & field. - - - - - 3rd NC HS Track & Field and XC Hall of Fame Class Announced (12/9) - NCRunners Polk native Waldrop elected to state T&F/Cross Country Hall of Fame (12/10) - PolkSports.com Tony Waldrop Named To NC High School Track Hall Of Fame - GoHeels.com Waldrop Profile - NCPrepTrack.com Looking at a Legend: Tony Waldrop - LetsRun.com 1995 Waldrop Interview - Winston-Salem Journal Waldrop Interview - BringBackTheMile.com Waldrop on his Training - RunnersWorld.com Anna Cockrell Named to NC HS Track Hall of Fame - USCTrojans.com Anna Cockrell's Profile - USCTrojans.com Cockrell Named NCAA Woman Of The Year Finalist - USCTrojans.com Gabby Mayo's Profile | More - Texas A&M Track website Kamorean Hayes' Profile - MileSplit 2006 Story on Hayes - Greensboro.com 2007 Interview: Kamorean Hayes - MileSplit Trentavis Friday's Profile - Seminoles.com

(No inductees during 2021 due to pandemic)

2020:  Fourteen were inducted February 1st into the North Carolina High School Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame at JDL Fast Track during the Mondo Elite Invitational. Inductees include: Athletes: Greg Artis   Dr. DeAnne Davis Brooks Wayne Davis II   Karen Godlock Julie Stackhouse Legacy Athletes: Jim Beatty   Joan Nesbit Mabe Coaches: Dr. Harvey P. Barret   Dennis Cullen Donnie Davis   Richard Prince Media/Officials/Contributors: Irwin Belk   Frank Davis Jim Spier Greg Artis, Wilson-Fike: Artis was the 1977 Track & Field News National High School Athlete of the Year. Nearly 42 years later, he still holds the 4A state meet triple jump record of 51-feet, 5.5 inches. He is a three-time state champion, winning the triple twice, in 1976 (48-6) and 1977 (51-5.5) and setting a record each time, and the long jump in 1977, when he set a record of 24-8 that stood for 20 years (only two performances since have bettered that mark at the 4A state meet). In college at Middle Tennessee State, he earned seven NCAA All-American honors, including two in one day when he won the long jump and triple jump after completing trials in the morning session for both events. He was also the Ohio Valley Conference indoor and outdoor track male athlete of the year, and the overall OVC athlete of the year. He was a 2001 inductee in Middle Tennessee State's Blue Raider Hall of Fame. Interview: Greg Artis - NCrunners.com DeAnne Davis, Burlington Cummings: Davis won 21 NCHSAA state track titles (14 in outdoor track and seven during indoor track), was a 6-time state meet MVP (four outdoors and two indoors), and helped her teams win four teams titles (three in outdoor track and one during indoor track). During outdoor track, she won four state titles in the 100-meter hurdles (1993, ‘94, '95, '96, setting a 3A record in 1993 and a 2A state meet record in 1995); four in the 300-meter hurdles (1993, ‘94, '95, '96, setting a 2A state meet record in 1995); four in the triple jump (1993, ‘94, '95, '96, setting a state meet record the last three years), and two in the long jump (1995, '96, setting a 2A state meet record each year). She also was the 3A outdoor state meet MVP in 1993 and the 2A outdoor state meet MVP in ‘94, '95 and '96, while helping her team to the state title in '94, '95 and ‘96. During indoor track, she won four 60-yard/55-meter hurdle titles (1993, '94, '95, '96); two titles in the triple jump (1994, '96) and one in the long jump (1996), while also helping Cummings to the 1996 all-class team title and earning meet MVP in 1994 and ‘96. She graduated ranked No. 1 all-time in North Carolina in the 55-meter hurdles, 60-meter hurdles, triple jump, and No. 4 in the long jump. She is still No. 2 all-time in the triple jump. She was one of the NCHSAA's "100 to Remember" female athletes. In college at the University of North Carolina (1997-2000), she was a three-time All-American in the triple jump (two indoors, one outdoors), and a three-time ACC champion in the triple jump, 60-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles. In 2000, she won the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Award. Interview: DeAnne Davis - NCrunners.com Wayne Davis II, Southeast Raleigh: Davis set a World Junior record, World Youth and U.S. high school record in the 110-meter high hurdles and won the prestigious World Juniors, Pan Am Juniors and World Youth Championships. He also set three national high school records (55-meter hurdles, 60-meter hurdles, and 110-meter hurdles; the 110-meter hurdle record still stands), and is a two-time national high school indoor champion (60-meter hurdles, 2008 and 2009), a two-time national high school outdoor champion (110-meter hurdles, 2007, 2009); and a three-time state champion (two in the 55-meter hurdles in 2008 and 2009, and one in the 110-meter hurdles in 2009). Davis won the 2009 U.S. Junior title (ages 19-under) in the 110-meter hurdles (13.16), and was also a member of the 2012 Trinidad & Tobago Olympic team. In college at Texas A&M, Davis was an eight-time All-American (outdoors in the 110-meter high hurdles, and indoors in the 60-meter high hurdles, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011), and an NCAA Champion (2013, 110-meter high hurdles), and two-time NCAA runner-up (2013, 60-meter high hurdles; 2012, 110-meter high hurdles); he also was a two-time SEC Champion in the 110-meter high hurdles (2013, 2014) and one-time Big 12 Champion in the 110-meter high hurdles (2012), and was SEC runner-up in the 60-meter high hurdles (2013) and Big 12 runner-up in the 60-meter high hurdles (2011). Karen Godlock, Polk County: A 21-time state champion and the 1993 North Carolina Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year; She is the first North Carolina girl to win the prestigious Foot Locker Cross Country South Region title (1992) and the first North Carolina girl to qualify for nationals twice, 1991 and ‘92 (only four North Carolina girls have qualified for nationals two times). One of the most decorated track and cross country athletes in North Carolina history, winning 21 NCHSAA state titles (three in cross country; 18 in track). She won the NCHSAA 1A/2A individual cross country title in 1990, 1991, 1992; In track & field, she won 13 outdoor state titles and five indoor titles. She won the distance triple three times at the state outdoor meet (winning the 800, 1600 and 3200 in 1991, 1992 and 1993, while also running on the winning 4x800-meter relay each year, and in 1990, as well), while leading her team to the 1991 1A title. During indoor track she won five state titles, while also winning the meet MVP in 1992 when it was an all-classification state meet (her five titles were in the mile in 1992 and 1993; two-mile in 1992 and 1993, and 1,000-yard run in 1991). She was one of the NCHSAA's "100 to Remember" female athletes. In college at the University of North Carolina, Godlock was a two-time All-American (indoor track), the Tar Heels' first ACC cross country champion, winning three straight titles (1994-96), and she also won the ACC 1,500 meters during outdoor track. Interview: Karen Godlock - NCrunners.com Julie Stackhouse, Hayesville: One of the most dominant and diverse athletes in state meet history, she won a still-standing state meet record 15 individual state outdoor track titles (1A) in 7 different events over 4 years (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters, 1600 meters, and high jump, setting 1A state meet records in every event), and she also won the 1995 1A cross country state meet. She was the 1A state track meet MVP all 4 years, as well, and helped her team to titles in 1994 and 1996. She won four state titles in the 100-meter hurdles (1994, 95, 96, 97, setting state meet records in '95 and '97); 2 state titles in the 300-meter hurdles (1994, '95, setting a state meet record in '95 that stood for 6 years); 3 state titles in the high jump (1995, '96, '97, setting a 1A record in 1995); 2 state titles in the 200 meters (1994, '95, setting a 1A record in 1995), one state title in the 400 meters (1997, setting a 1A record); two state titles in the 800 (1996, '97, setting a 1A record in ‘96) and 1 state title in the 1600 meters (1996, setting a 1A record). The only year she didn't win 4 titles was her freshman year in 1994, when she won three state titles. She was one of the NCHSAA's "100 to Remember" female athletes. In college, she earned All-ACC honors twice at Clemson before transferring to Furman, where she won Southern Conference titles in the 800 meters (2000 and 2002), set school records in the heptathlon, 800 meters, and 4x800-meter relay, and also helped Furman win the 2000 Southern Conference title in cross country. She was a five-time All-Southern Conference performer and a three-time academic honor roll member. Interview: Julie Stackhouse - NCrunners.com Jim Beatty, Charlotte Central: The 1962 US Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News and the AAU after becoming the first person in world history to run under 4 minutes indoors in the mile (1962); a 1960 Olympian, he held 11 American (from the 1500 to the 5,000) and three world records. In college at the University of North Carolina, Beatty was a three-time All-American (1955 and 1957 in the two-mile, and 1956 in the 5,000 meters), and an 11-time ACC champion, winning the ACC Indoor Mile and 2-Mile double three consecutive years, the ACC Outdoor Mile twice, and the ACC Cross Country Championship three times. In high school at Charlotte Central, he won the NCHSAA all-classification state title in the mile in 1952 and 1953 and helped Central to the 1952 team title. Beatty was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1963, and the USA National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1990. He was one of the NCHSAA's "100 to Remember" male athletes. 2022 T&FN article/photos   Interview: Jim Beatty - NCrunners.com 1992 Charlotte Observer article Joan Nesbit Mabe, East Mecklenburg: A 1996 Olympian, 1995 World Championship bronze medalist (indoor 3000 meters), four-time World Cross Country qualifier (placing as high as sixth in 1995), two-time U.S. champion (1995 in cross country and 1995 in the indoor 3,000 meters), and three-time All-American in college at the University of North Carolina (the first UNC Tar Heel woman to earn All-American in cross country, indoor and outdoor track). At one point she held University of North Carolina school records in the 1,500, 3,000, 5,000, and 10,000. Nesbit won the 1984 ACC 10,000 meters and 3,000 meters. In high school at East Mecklenburg, Nesbit won the 1980 NCHSAA All-Classification 1600 meters in 5:05.7, and was one of the first girls to run cross country in North Carolina, running on the boys' cross country team before there was a state meet offered for girls. Dr. Harvey P. Barret, Charlotte Central: Coached one of the first track dynasties in North Carolina, leading Charlotte Central High to seven state titles in eight years from 1923-1930 (winning in 1923, '24, '25, '26, '27, '29 and '30), and coaching 30 individual state champions during that eight-year span. A 1940 Charlotte News article (by sports writer Burke Davis) after Dr. Barret passed away, said he was "...a quiet and unassuming man who was famous all over America for his work as a pathologist. In his field he was known as one of the best--but the people who will miss him most and hold his memory longer are those young men who were kids at Charlotte's Central High in the Twenties; the boys who made Charlotte track teams the finest in the South, because he was there with them. This man was a coach of another day, and he was known as the father and dean of Dixie's scholastic track because he built winning teams of almost any boys who came to him. His teams were teams, not collections of point-making stars; and the Barrett legend among Charlotte athletes says there was never a man who knew better the psychology of handling boys, and leading them patiently to fine performances and championships." "There was no money in those days to buy good equipment for teams as there is today, and Dr. Barrett, with the help of a few friends, equipped the team himself, took his boys off on trips at his own expense. His method of training were the finest yet evolved, and a long friendship with Coach Bob Fetzer at Chapel Hill led to the use of many of his methods at North Carolina. As his kids grew up, wanting to see them have every chance they could, he continued to send many of them to college, enlisted friends to help. Many a Charlotte boy owes his education to The Doctor." Besides the seven state championships, Central also finished third, second and first at the Southern Championships in Maryland, and was unbeaten in dual meets during his tenure. Interviews: Dr Barret's grandson | Dr Barret's granddaughers - NCrunners Dennis Cullen, Durham Academy: Coached one of state's most dominant cross country and track & field programs spanning five decades, winning 38 state titles from 1976 to 2009 (17 boys cross country titles; 6 girls' cross country titles; 9 boys' track titles and 6 girls' track titles), and 65 conference titles (17 in boys' cross country; 6 in girls' cross country; 24 in boys' track & field and 18 in girls' track & field). In one unprecedented stretch, his boys' cross country teams won 13 straight state titles (1983-1995). As head cross country and track coach at Durham Academy, he had 10 boys and 7 girls win individual state cross country titles, and 82 boys' and 104 girls' win state titles in track & field. The Durham City-County Cross Country Championship also named an award after him, the "Dennis M. Cullen Trophy," given each year to the best combined boys' and girls' program at the Durham City-County Championships. Cullen has also been a key organizer for Durham County Special Olympics for more than 20 years, and was given Durham Academy's prestigious F. Robertson Hershey Distinguished Faculty Award. He is in the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association Hall of Fame and the Durham Academy Hall of Fame. Interview: Dennis Cullen - NCrunners.com Donnie Davis, Burlington Cummings: Davis has coached nearly 150 individual state champions in his time at Cummings, beginning as a volunteer assistant coach. He was named head coach of the track & field program in 2003. In his 29 years at Cummings, where he is currently the head track coach, he has been a part of 28 team state championships. After being named head coach in 2003, his teams won 18 state titles: 1A/2A/3A Girls' Indoor (5): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012; 1A/2A Girls' Indoor (3): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019; 1A/2A/3A Boys' Indoor (1): 2013; 2A Girls' Outdoor (7): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2019. Davis has been named state coach of the year 16 times, and conference coach of the year nine times. He has been inducted into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame (2017) and the Cummings Hall of Fame (2011). Interview: Donnie Davis - NCrunners.com Richard Prince, official/coach/meet director: Longtime Charlotte Myers Park track and cross country coach (who followed Hall of Fame coach Stuart Allen) coached 17 individual state champions in cross country and track and won 2 state track & field team titles (1972, 1980), and has more than 50 years of high school and college coaching experience in Florida and North Carolina. Event more than that, he has given back as an official and meet director, and is one of the most experienced officials in North Carolina. As an official, he has officiated 15 high school track nationals, and numerous indoor and outdoor state track meets, college meets, regional track meets, cross country invitationals and regionals, as well as the Bislett Games (Oslo, Norway), World University Games, U.S. Olympic Trials, Olympic Festival, USATF indoor and outdoor nationals, U.S. Juniors, international track meets at Duke (1974 and 1982), and various college meets, including NCAA nationals, NAIA nationals, National Junior College nationals, ACC Championships, Big South, and several other conferences. As a meet director: Along with Hall of Fame coach Larry McAfee, Prince helped the state meet grow as co-meet director (1980-2002), co-found and was co-meet director of the Wendy's Invitational (1974-2006, North Carolina's first, long-running, major invitational) and was the Queen City Relays meet director (1972-2000, the state's oldest relay meet). Also, along with McAfee, Prince introduced all-state recognition in cross country (both McAfee and Prince paid for the certificates each year for each classification, not asking the state to pay them back). He was also the Foot Locker/Kinney National Cross Country Championships assistant meet director (1982-2003, as well as working with the Foot Locker South meet), and NCHSAA state track & field meet co-director (1988-1999), NCHSAA Regional Track & Field Meet Director (1978-2002), and NCHSAA Sectional Meet Director (1972-78, 1988). He served on the state high school advisory committees for track & field (1985-1990); was a National Federation Track & Field Rules Committee member (1985), and the North Carolina representative to the committee for Olympic development (1982-1985). Irwin Belk, track philanthropist and builder: Belk was the largest individual philanthropists in track & field in North Carolina (and one of the largest in the U.S.), donating funds to construct 29 collegiate track and field facilities in North and South Carolina. Numerous high school athletes in North Carolina have benefitted from his kindness and generosity, as nearly all of the NCHSAA state championships over the past 25-30 years have been run on tracks funded by him. He was a volunteer member of the U.S. Olympic Committee for 45 years. In 2002 at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City he received the Olympic Order which is the highest honor a volunteer can receive. Some of the 29 tracks that were built by Irwin Belk: Appalachian State, Campbell University, Davidson College, Elon, Furman, High Point University, Johnson C. Smith, Lenoir-Rhyne, Livingstone, University of North Carolina, N.C. A&T, UNC Charlotte, UNC Pembroke, Queens University, Wingate University and Winthrop University, and at least 13 more. Interview: Irwin Belk on his grandfather's induction - NCrunners.com Interview: Architect Bill Nichols on Irwin Belk - NCrunners.com Frank Davis, official/coach/meet director: Davis has provided numerous opportunities for high school athletes for 45 years, through coaching in high school (since 1993), leading the Durham Striders Track Club (since 1980, after serving as assistant director for 5 years), established and serving as meet director for the Eastern High School Challenge Indoor Meet (at the University of North Carolina), directing one of the largest summer track meets on the East Coast (Russell Blunt/East Coast Inv.), serving as meet director for the North Carolina State Games (20 times since 1993), serving in numerous officer roles with USATF and AAU, and helping kids with their academics through a program that emphasized "personal, emotional and mental development as well as physical fitness." Also, he has officiated more than 300 track meets at all levels, including NCAA National Championships, National Sports Festival and numerous international meets. USATF (TAC) Master certified since 1982. Interview: Frank Davis - NCrunners.com Jim Spier, National Scholastic Athletic Foundation: Along with the late Mike Byrnes in 1990, Spier helped form the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation, which owns the New Balance Indoor and Outdoor Nationals, and Great American Cross Country Festival (the latter two events are in North Carolina). He has been involved with track & field for about 60 years in a variety of roles, but his main contribution is helping give high school track the indoor and outdoor nationals, and bringing the outdoor nationals (as well as the Great American Cross Country Festival) to North Carolina. Those two events alone have helped promote both sports in this state immensely, and, because of the location of the events have given countless North Carolina high school athletes and coaches exposure and easy access to national events that otherwise wouldn't be available to them because of travel burdens. More on the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation. Interview: John Blackburn on Jim Spier - NCrunners.com - - - - - - - - "North Carolina has had state championships in track & field since 1913, and has had indoor meets since 1922 when the first meet was held at the old Star Brick Warehouse in Durham, and we've had cross country meets since 1929 when Winston-Salem High dominated the sport, so we're far behind on recognizing those who have accomplished so much and given so much to the sport." "That's our goal, though; we want to honor those who have helped make this sport so great in North Carolina, and the last two classes of inductees are a collection of some of the best athletes, coaches and contributors in the history of our sport." -- North Carolina High School Track & Field/Cross Country Hall of Fame founder Brett Honeycutt Four Tar Heels Elected to Hall of Fame (12/23) - GoHeels.com 14 Inductees Headline The 2nd NC Hall of Fame Class (12/23) - NCrunners Godlock selected for state Hall of Fame (12/27) - PolkSports.com Godlock elected to Hall of Fame (12/26) - BlueRidgeNow.com Stackhouse headed to Hall of Fame (1/2) - ClayCountyProgress.com Stackhouse to enter NC HOF (12/26) - Jacksonville.com Greg Artis Elected to Hall of Fame (1/2) - GoBlueRaiders.com Another Fike star Artis to enter another HOF (2/1) - WilsonTimes.com Burlington's Davis family adds to honors (2/1) - theTimesNews.com Jim Spier to be inducted (12/26) - NationalScholastic.org

2019: Ten were inducted into the inaugural class of the North Carolina High School Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame 1/26/19 at JDL Fast Track Inductees: Kathy McMillan   Julie Shea Mary Shea   Greg Yeldell Coach Russell Blunt   Coach Stuart Allen Coach Larry McAfee   Coach Robert Steele Media Reps:   Gene Cherry   George Phillips Interviews with Inductees - NCrunners JDL to House New NC HS Track/XC Hall of Fame (1/9) - NCrunners Greg Yeldell, Robert Steele to be inducted (1/3) - SalisburyPost.com Kathy McMillan: Hall of Fame Inductee (1/2) - FayettevilleObserver.com McMillan Elected in 1st Class of Hall of Fame - TSUtigers.com 1997 Story on Coach Russell Blunt - USAToday Tim Stevens on Coach Blunt - Stevens' NCHSAA book 2000 Article on Coach Stuart Allen - CharlotteObserver.com 1967 Articles on Stuart Allen - Twin City Sentinel Former Myers Park Coach to be honored (1/7) - WinchesterStar.com Coach Allen in HOF - 68mustangs.com (scroll down!) More on Coach Allen 1994 Article on Larry McAfee - Charlotte Observer Rocky Mount alum in HOF Class - RockyMountTelegram.com

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