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
Regional Meet
The top 7 boys and girls runners raced early Saturday morning in the 8A East Regional Race at Wake Med Soccer Park. This is always a pressure-packed race as all teams are competing for spots in the state meet next weekend. The top 6 teams and the top 7 individuals not on a team would qualify for the state championship.
The 1st race of the day was the boy’s race at 8:00am. It was apparent to all that Broughton would have a clear path to the regional and state titles, but the Falcons hoped to grab one of the other 5 spots. According to polls, the top 7-8 teams in the state were in the East Region so at least 1-2 good teams would not advance. Hoggard and Apex Friendship seemed like they were locks also. Green Hope, Athens Drive, Panther Creek, Apex and 1-2 other teams were vying for the other 3 spots. The race went out fast and stayed fast throughout. The boys looked to be in good position coming up the hill the first time, but several runners gave up some places over the last mile or so. While the times were not great for the boys, they managed to hang on to the 6th and final spot to qualify for the state meet. Scorers for the Falcons were Nathan Vo (9th, 15:40), Rafa Dlott (26th, 16:26), Patrick Dolle (34th, 16:34), Justin Herrick (38th, 16:38), and Ryan Skibbe (42nd, 16:44).
The 2nd race of the day was the girl’s race at 8:30am. The girls hoped to get the team back to the state meet for the first time in several years. They were seeded 7th based on Milesplit rankings so it was sure to be a battle for the 6 team bids. Riley Reeves accepted the challenge to go out with one of the top runners in the state and pulled out a regional runner-up finish (2nd, 18:15). All 6 girls behind her for the Falcons ran either career or season PRs as the girls had their overall best race of the year, earning a 4th place team finish and a trip to the state meet. Juliette Diaz (Career PR 18:57), Isabel Short (Season-best 19:08), Kali Hansen (Career PR19:10), Anushri Rajani (Season-best 20:16), Riley Blake (Career PR 20:16), and Abigail Skibbe (Career PR 20:38) filled out the girl’s squad.
Next up is the 8A state championship on November 7th at Ivey Redmon Park in Kernersville. The boys race is at 9:35am and the girls race is at 10:50am. Good luck everyone.