2025 North Carolina
Boys State 8A Qualifier (5th Place)
Girls
Girls
State Champs
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Boys
State Champs
2010, 2017, 2022
Kernersville Invitational
The last invitational on the schedule for the fall was the relatively new Kernersville Invitational that took place on Saturday October 10th at Ivey Redmon Park, the site of the state championships in November. This was the first time Green Hope joined the fairly low-key event, but the Falcons wanted to use it as a chance to get out and race on a new course for most and to see the state meet course for others who may be back in a few weeks.
The first race of the day was the Boy’s Championship Race at 9:00am. Due to low numbers the JV Race was cancelled, and all Green Hope runners would compete in the same event. The top 7 boys were instructed to tempo run the first two miles and then all out race the last mile, while the rest of the team would race from the start. Generally, the course is a little slower than Wake Med and even McAlpine Park, so we did not expect to see a lot of PRs.
As the varsity group was going out in a controlled effort, it was up to the next group of runners to step up and score points for the team. Hayden Schaeffer set the pace for Green Hope early and ended up setting a career PR of 17:34. Senior Luke Veilleux continued to improve by setting a season-best time of 17:38. The next group of Green Hope runners all broke the elusive 18:00 barrier. Logan Call, Easton Thacker, Graham Severson and Brian Ji ran as a strong pack with new PRs of 17:49, 17:52, 17:54 and 17:56 respectively. Sixteen boys ran a career PR. The team finished third overall. The usual top 7 executed their workout plan well and that is exciting as the championship portion of the season approaches.
The 2nd race of the day was the Girl’s Championship, with 16 Green Hope runners entered. As with the boys, the top 7 girls were told to go out under control and race the last mile. Freshman Riley Reeves went right to the front of the field and maintained her controlled effort to win the race in 18:45. After Riley, the top-5 scorers for the Falcons were Juliette Diaz in 5th place, Izzy Short in 6th, Kali Hansen in 17th and Olivia Percival-Shim in 21st. The girls team combined to score 40 points and win the meet. Nine girls out of the 16 that raced either PR’d or ran a season best.
Now that the invitational portion of the schedule has been completed, the next big race on the calendar is the Quad City 7 Conference Championship on Monday October 19th. The schedule for the day is:
Boy’s Championship: 4:00
Girl’s Championship: 4:30
Boy’s JV (all not in the championship): 5:00
Girl’s JV (all not in the championship): 5:30
Awards Ceremony: 6:00