Girls Cross Country Rankings: Cardinal Gibbons, Union County trio head up preseason HSOT Top 25

HighSchoolOT has released its preseason girls cross country rankings for the 2024 North Carolina high school season.
Defending 4A champion Cardinal Gibbons returns almost its entire top-seven and is our No. 1 team in the state. Three Union County schools — Cuthbertson, Weddington, and Marvin Ridge — are bunched together right thereafter.
The top-ranked teams by classification are as follows: No. 7 North Lincoln (3A), No. 8 Charlotte Country Day (NCISAA 4A), No. 9 Swain County (1A), No. 25 NCSSM-Durham (2A).
The final HSOT rankings are released the week after the state championships.
See the full top 25 for the state below.
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HighSchoolOT Girls Cross Country Statewide Top 25
Preseason
- Cardinal Gibbons
- Cuthbertson
- Weddington
- Marvin Ridge
- Broughton
- Green Level
- North Lincoln
- Charlotte Country Day
- Swain County
- Laney
- First Flight
- Metrolina Christian
- Hoggard
- Panther Creek
- Leesville Road
- Holly Springs
- Myers Park
- Charlotte Latin
- Riverside
- Ardrey Kell
- Charlotte Catholic
- Ashley
- West Henderson
- Hough
- NCSSM-Durham
Other HSOT Rankings for Fall 2024
- Girls Golf Statewide Top 25 (Preseason)
- Boys Cross Country Statewide Top 25 (Preseason)
- Current Girls Tennis Statewide Top 25
- Current Girls Tennis Area Code Top 15s
- Current Boys Soccer Statewide Top 25
- Current Boys Soccer Area Code Top 15s
- Current Volleyball Statewide Top 25
- Current Volleyball Area Code Top 15s
- Current Football Statewide Top 25
- Current Football Area Code Top 15s
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