Final Boys Cross Country Rankings: Marvin Ridge ends year ranked first

For the fourth time in its four-year history, there's a different boys cross country team atop the final HighSchoolOT boys cross country rankings.

HSOT uses championship times across all classifications and associations and combines them into one big state meet to calculate the final rankings.

Marvin Ridge, the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A state champion, had enough depth to beat everyone else in the state, hence the Mavericks' first time as the No. 1 team.

Previous final rankings

• 2022 (Christ School No. 1)
• 2021 (Mount Tabor No. 1)
• 2020 (Chapel Hill No. 1)

In total, 16 teams in the preseason top 25 also made it in the final 25, with No. 8 Jesse Carson the highest of those who began the year unranked. Marvin Ridge was second in the preseason rankings.

Christ School, last year's No. 1 team, was ninth this year.

N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 4A champ Providence Day was seventh while 3A champ Croatan was second and 2A champ Brevard was 14th. 1A champ Lejeune, NCISAA 3A champ Forsyth Country Day, NCISAA 2A champ Davidson Day and NCISAA 1A champ Oakwood School were unranked.

Ardrey Kell, Chapel Hill, Hoggard, T.C. Roberson, and Weddington are the only schools to finish in the top 25 in boys cross country rankings for all four years of the annual final rankings.

The all-state team will be released next week.

HSOT Final Boys Cross Country Rankings

Note: Rankings were calculated by compiling championship times across all classifications and associations into one big state meet. Each team is listed with their championship finish and total points.

1. Marvin Ridge 196, 4A champ
2. Croatan 259, 3A champ
3. Broughton 319, 4A: 2nd
4. Orange 355, 3A: 2nd
5. Hoggard 376, 4A: 5th
6. Leesville Road 496, 4A: 6th
7. Providence Day 560, NCISAA 4A champ
8. Jesse Carson 591, 3A: 3rd
9. Christ School 612, NCISAA 4A: 3rd
10. Weddington 620, 4A: 8th
11. Charlotte Country Day 659, NCISAA 4A: 2nd
12. T.C. Roberson 707, 4A: 3rd
13. Chapel Hill 714, 4A: 10th
14. Brevard 717, 2A champ
15. Covenant Day 730, NCISAA 4A: 4th
16. Ardrey Kell 743, 4A: 4th
17. Athens Drive 759, 4A: 12th
18. Riverside 774, 4A: 13th
19. First Flight 787, 3A: 4th
20. North Lincoln 788, 3A: 5th
21. Holly Springs 807, 4A: 16th
22. Reagan 815, 4A: 9th
23. Apex Friendship 831, 4A: 15th
24. Jordan 834, 4A: 14th
25. Cuthbertson 861, 4A: 7th