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BOYS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Year Name School Performance Location 1983 Mike Clinebell Watauga 1984 Mike Clinebell Watauga 15:32 (at Hibriten High School, Lenoir) 1985 Mike Clinebell Watauga 15:56 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1986 Patrick Phillips Watauga 16:20 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1987 Patrick Phillips Watauga 16:07 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1988 Patrick Phillips Watauga 15:47* (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1989 Patrick Phillips Watauga 15:25 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1990 John Logan Freedom 16:40 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1991 Rick Finger Watauga 16:44 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1992 Ken Hartley Hickory 16:50 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1993 Will Hodges Watauga 16:08 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1994 Will Hodges Watauga 16:05 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1995 Shane Austin Watauga 15:44* (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1996 Ryan Woods Watauga 15:51 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1997 Josh Baker Freedom 15:39* (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1998 Ricky Brookshire Watauga 15:12* (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1999 Ricky Brookshire Watauga 15:05* (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2000 Jason Klutz Watauga 16:13 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2001 Billy Houston Freedom 16:02 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2002 Cyrus Proctor A.C. Reynolds 16:27 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2003 Chase Eckard South Caldwell 16:05 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2004 Chase Eckard South Caldwell 15:59 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2005 Isaiah Shirlen McDowell 16:14 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2006 Christian Webb South Caldwell 16:23 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2007 Colton Rodriguez Freedom 16:27 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2008 Will Barbour Watauga 16:30 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2009 Matt Zachrich South Caldwell 16:30 (at Lenoir Rotary Soccer Complex) 2010 Daniel Osborne Watauga 16:13 (at Lenoir Rotary Soccer Complex) 2011 Peter Vandenberg Watauga 16:43 (at Lenoir Rotary Soccer Complex) 2012 Broderick Bauguess Fred T. Foard 16:50 (at Lenoir Aquatic Center, Lenoir) 2013 Dylan Mathewson South Caldwell 16:26 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2014 Broderick Bauguess Fred T. Foard 16:43 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2015 Matthew Hellenbrand Watauga 17:18 (at Watauga High School, Boone) 2016 Price St. Clair Watauga 16:33 (at Southside Park, Newton) 2017 Price St. Clair Watauga 16:46 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2018 Cooper Castellaw Alexander Central 17:03 (at Watauga High School, Boone) 2019 Avery Cannon Watauga 15:43 (at Southside Park, Newton) 2020 Rien Freeman Watauga 17:28 (at South Caldwell, Hudson) 2021 Ethan Campbell Watauga 17:44 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2022 Will Bradbury Watauga 17:04 (at Watauga High School, Boone) 2023 Samuel Nixon Watauga 17:18 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2024 Will Bradbury Watauga 16:11 (at Lenoir Aquatic Center, Lenoir) 2025 Bryce Corpening South Caldwell 17:30 (at Watauga High School, Boone) * = meet record
GIRLS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Year Name School Performance 1983 1984 Patti King St. Stephens 19:55 (at Hibriten High School, Lenoir) 1985 Cessy Hudson East Burke 19:44 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1986 Cessy Hudson East Burke 18:54* (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1987 Cessy Hudson East Burke 18:49* (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1988 Kim Herring Watauga 19:14 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1989 Kim Herring Watauga 19:42 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1990 Kim Herring Watauga 18:55 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1991 Holley Cooper Watauga 19:44 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1992 Kim Denni Watauga 19:58 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1993 Addie Bower Watauga 20:11 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1994 Addie Bower Watauga 19:45 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1995 Addie Bower Watauga 19:44 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1996 Marina Chase Watauga 19:41 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1997 Whitney Woods Watauga 19:06 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1998 Alisha Little East Burke 17:49* (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 1999 Casey McGraw Freedom 17:43* (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2000 Kristen Stroupe Watauga 18:59 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2001 Kristen Stroupe Watauga 18:38 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2002 Gina Calloway Watauga 19:41 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2003 Gina Calloway Watauga 18:59 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2004 Ashley Robinson McDowell 19:10 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2005 Dolly Dollars Watauga 20:07 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2006 Tara Wilson South Caldwell 19:55 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2007 Tara Wilson South Caldwell 19:04 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2008 Catherine Burton McDowell 18:56 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2009 Kayla Schneider Watauga 19:30 (at Lenoir Rotary Soccer Complex) 2010 Darby Middlebrook Watauga 18:06 (at Lenoir Rotary Soccer Complex) 2011 Darby Middlebrook Watauga 18:27 (at Lenoir Rotary Soccer Complex) 2012 Darby Middlebrook Watauga 18:43 (at Lenoir Aquatic Center, Lenoir) 2013 Ella Juerges Hickory 20:25 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2014 Kathleen Mansure Watauga 19:01 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2015 Audrey Shores Hickory 19:59 (at Watauga High School, Boone) 2016 Ashley Ramirez St. Stephens 20:16 (at Southside Park, Newton) 2017 Sophia Ritter Watauga 20:44 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2018 Sophia Ritter Watauga 19:29 (at Watauga High School, Boone) 2019 Sophia Ritter Watauga 19:29 (at Southside Park, Newton) 2020 Sidra Miller Watauga 19:59 (at South Caldwell, Hudson) 2021 Katie Deacon Freedom 19:50 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2022 Gwendolyn Anderson Watauga 19:48 (at Watauga High School, Boone) 2023 Janie Beach-Verhay Watauga 20:10 (at Freedom High School, Morganton) 2024 Annabelle Stewart Watauga 18:26 (at Lenoir Aquatic Center, Lenoir) 2025 Cali Townsend Watauga 18:27 (at Watauga High School, Boone) * = meet recordNotes:
BOYS TEAM CHAMPIONS Year School Points Runner-up 1983 Watauga 1984 St. Stephens 36 Watauga 59 1985 Watauga 26 Freedom 67 1986 Watauga 27 Freedom 49 1987 Watauga 24 Hickory 85 1988 Watauga 28 Freedom 55 1989 Freedom 32 Watauga 34 1990 Freedom 40 Watauga 46 1991 Watauga 27 Freedom 69 1992 Watauga 38 Hickory 66 1993 Watauga 32 Freedom 48 1994 Watauga 21 Freedom 56 1995 Watauga 15 Freedom 49 1996 Watauga 18 Freedom 51 1997 Watauga 22 Freedom 47 1998 Watauga 20 Freedom 56 1999 Watauga 15 East Burke 70 2000 Watauga 15 Freedom 52 2001 Watauga 25 Freedom 60 2002 Watauga 32 A.C. Reynolds 61 2003 McDowell 37 Watauga 42 2004 McDowell 34 Watauga 58 2005 South Caldwell 32 Freedom 58 2006 Watauga 36 Freedom 65 2007 Watauga 27 South Caldwell 74 2008 Watauga 16 South Caldwell 49 2009 Watauga 53 South Caldwell 57 2010 Watauga 27 Alexander Central 60 2011 Watauga 24 Fred T. Foard 73 2012 Watauga 30 Fred T. Foard 58 2013 Watauga 43 Fred T. Foard 49 2014 Watauga 45 St. Stephens 70 2015 Watauga 26 St. Stephens 71 2016 Watauga 27 St. Stephens 54 2017 Watauga 27 Alexander Central 59 2018 Watauga 25 Alexander Central 55 2019 Watauga 19 St. Stephens 53 2020 Watauga 21 Alexander Central 66 2021 Watauga 31 Freedom 70 2022 Watauga 23 Alexander Central 77 2023 Watauga 15 South Caldwell 61 2024 Watauga 17 Alexander Central 58 2025 Watauga 22 St. Stephens 83
GIRLS TEAM CHAMPIONS Year School Points Runner-up Points 1983 Watauga 1984 Watauga 20 St. Stephens 50 1985 Watauga 22 Hickory 64 1986 Watauga 28 Hickory 46 1987 Watauga 27 Hickory 60 1988 Watauga 27 Hickory 60 1989 Watauga 37 Hickory 66 1990 Watauga 16 Hickory 62 1991 Watauga 18 Freedom 54 1992 Watauga 20 Freedom 52 1993 Watauga 34 Freedom 45 1994 Watauga 18 Freedom 51 1995 Watauga 15 Freedom 46 1996 Watauga 26 Freedom 48 1997 Watauga 22 Freedom 63 1998 Watauga 22 Freedom 66 1999 Watauga 24 Freedom 37 2000 Watauga 21 McDowell 62 2001 Watauga 25 A.C. Reynolds 60 2002 Watauga 18 Freedom 63 2003 Watauga 18 Freedom 60 2004 Watauga 30 Freedom 76 2005 Watauga 32 Freedom 67 2006 South Caldwell 32 Watauga 52 2007 South Caldwell 35 Watauga 40 2008 Watauga 18 South Caldwell 45 2009 Watauga 16 South Caldwell 75 2010 Watauga 19 Hickory 75 2011 Watauga 17 Fred T. Foard 59 2012 Watauga 19 Fred T. Foard 52 2013 Watauga 41 Hickory 48 2014 Watauga 34 Hickory 47 2015 Hickory 44 Watauga 54 2016 St. Stephens 43 Watauga 50 2017 Watauga 21 Hickory 71 2018 Watauga 15 Alexander Central 62 2019 Watauga 15 Hickory 82 2020 Watauga 15 St. Stephens 58 2021 Watauga 20 Ashe County 88 2022 Watauga 17 Ashe County 65 2023 Watauga 15 Alexander Central 81 2024 Watauga 17 Alexander Central 73 2025 Watauga 15 St. Stephens 54
Notes: * The 2020 conference championship meet was held on Jan. 6, 2021 (because of the Covid 19 worldwide pandemic, the NCHSAA fall season was pushed to late fall/early winter, and the fall season went into the next calendar year) * The conference has sent 8 Kinney/Foot Locker Cross Country National qualifiers (3 girls, 5 boys - with one qualifying twice to increase the total to 9 times that the conference sent someone to cross country nationals) BOYS --Avery Cannon, Watauga (2019) --Ricky Brookshire, Watauga (1999) --Josh Baker, Freedom (1998) --Josh Baker, Freedom (1997) --Joe Lion, Watauga (1997) --Mike Clinebell, Watauga (1985) GIRLS --Kathleen Mansure, Watauga (2014) --Casey McGraw, Freedom (1999) --Cessy Hudson, East Burke (1987) ----- * Although the conference was the Northwestern 3A from 1980-1984, 4A South Caldwell was in the league, along with Alexander Central, Hibriten, St. Stephens, Watauga, Wilkes Central. * 1983, winners were determined by how the teams fared in the regular season. * 1984, the first Northwestern Conference Championships were held (Northwestern 4A) - that year, the girls' conference championship only had two teams: Watauga and St. Stephens. * 1985 to 1995, the Northwestern 4A was comprised of: Alexander Central, East Burke, Freedom, Hickory, McDowell, South Caldwell, Watauga. * 1996, Crest joined and South Caldwell and Hickory moved out. * 2001, A.C. Reynolds and South Caldwell joined the conference, and Crest moved out. * 2009, the conference became the Northwestern 3A/4A and had Alexander Central (4A), Fred T. Foard (3A), Hibriten (3A), Hickory (3A), Watauga (4A), St. Stephens (3A), South Caldwell (4A). * 2013, Patton (3A) joined and Alexander Central left. * 2017, the conference added Alexander Central (3A), McDowell (4A) and West Caldwell (3A), and Patton and Fred. T. Foard left. * 2020, West Caldwell left. * 2021, the conference added Ashe County (3A), and Hickory and St. Stephens left. * 2025, the conference became the Northwestern 6A/7A conference and had: Alexander Central (6A), Freedom (6A), McDowell (7A), South Caldwell (6A), St. Stephens (6A) and Watauga (6A).
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