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The top boys and girls track and field athletes in the 2A and 4A classifications competed for state championships at Marcus T. Johnson Track on the campus of NC A&T State University. (Photos: Ben McCormick/HighSchoolOT)
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Cummings takes No. 1 in final girls outdoor track & field rankings for 2026

Posted: 6/4/2026, 5:55:43 PM

For the first time, Cummings is the No. 1 team in the final HighSchoolOT outdoor girls track & field rankings, presented by the State Employees' Credit Union. The Cavaliers were No. 1 in the indoor season as well.

Cummings, the 4A champ, was followed by 8A champ Mallard Creek, 7A champ Marvin Ridge, Clayton, and 6A champ Ragsdale.

Scores are calculated as if there was one big state meet featuring every in-state school's times from their respective state championships. The top 20 spots are scored instead of top 10, with top-10 placers getting one bonus point and 1st place getting an additional bonus point — 22, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Ties were broken by which team had the higher placement in their respective classification. If still tied, it then went to which team had the highest individual placer. There is also a rule that no state champion can be ranked behind a school from its same classification.

Other state champions in the top 25 include NCISAA D1 champ Durham Academy (ninth) and 2A champ Corvian Community (14th).

There were many state champs who went unranked: North Lincoln (5A), Union Academy (3A), Thomas Jefferson Classical (1A), Wake Christian (D2), and Fayetteville Academy (D3).

The HighSchoolOT top 25 is the state's top set of rankings, featuring teams from all classifications across the four major associations.

More 2026 links

HighSchoolOT Girls Outdoor Track & Field Statewide Top 25

Final Rankings for 2026

Points are from the HSOT "one meet" rating system.

  1. Cummings (141.5 points) — 4A champ
  2. Mallard Creek (137.5 points) — 8A champ
  3. Marvin Ridge (116 points) — 7A champ
  4. Clayton (116.5 points)
  5. Ragsdale (100 points) — 6A champ
  6. Dudley (134.5 points)
  7. Watauga (120.5 points)
  8. Weddington (94.5 points)
  9. Durham Academy (92.61 points) — NCISAA D1 champ
  10. Statesville (88 points)
  11. Cuthbertson (85 points)
  12. Cardinal Gibbons (82.5 points)
  13. Parkland (69 points)
  14. Corvian Community (65 points) — 2A champ
  15. Mount Tabor (63 points)
  16. Chapel Hill (63 points)
  17. Myers Park (61 points)
  18. A.C. Reynolds (60.5 points)
  19. Jack Britt (56.5 points)
  20. Pinecrest (56 points)
  21. Asheville (56 points)
  22. Garner (54.5 points)
  23. Southeast Guilford (54 points)
  24. Independence (54 points)
  25. Cannon School (52.5 points)

Outdoor track & field rankings are updated at midseason, the end of the regular season, and after the championships.

Previous Rankings

The top boys and girls track and field athletes in the 6A and 8A classifications competed for state championships at Marcus T. Johnson Track on the campus of NC A&T State University. (Photos: Joel Bryant/HighSchoolOT)
The top boys and girls track and field athletes in the 6A and 8A classifications competed for state championships at Marcus T. Johnson Track on the campus of NC A&T State University. (Photos: Joel Bryant/HighSchoolOT)

End-of-Regular-Season Rankings

  1. Cuthbertson
  2. Marvin Ridge
  3. Mallard Creek
  4. Cummings
  5. Watauga
  6. North Lincoln
  7. Jordan
  8. Independence — NEW
  9. Weddington
  10. Palisades — NEW
  11. Pinecrest
  12. Ragsdale — NEW
  13. Myers Park
  14. Cardinal Gibbons
  15. Corvian Community
  16. Reagan — NEW
  17. Clayton
  18. Athens Drive
  19. Green Level
  20. Broughton
  21. Dudley
  22. A.C. Reynolds — NEW
  23. Statesville — NEW
  24. Mount Tabor
  25. Jay M. Robinson — NEW

Midseason Rankings

  1. Cuthbertson
  2. Marvin Ridge
  3. Mallard Creek
  4. Cummings
  5. Jordan
  6. Watauga
  7. Weddington
  8. North Lincoln
  9. Cardinal Gibbons
  10. Clayton
  11. Dudley
  12. Mount Tabor
  13. Mountain Island — NEW
  14. Corvian Community
  15. Leesville Road
  16. Green Level — NEW
  17. Myers Park
  18. Green Hope — NEW
  19. Broughton
  20. Pinecrest
  21. Athens Drive
  22. Apex — NEW
  23. West Forsyth — NEW
  24. Parkland — NEW
  25. Swain County

Preseason Rankings

  1. Cummings (4A)
  2. Cuthbertson (7A)
  3. Mallard Creek (8A)
  4. Marvin Ridge (7A)
  5. Cardinal Gibbons (7A)
  6. North Lincoln (5A)
  7. Watauga (6A)
  8. Pinecrest (8A)
  9. Weddington (7A)
  10. Clayton (7A)
  11. Jordan (8A)
  12. Asheville (6A)
  13. Independence (7A)
  14. Mount Tabor (6A)
  15. Dudley (6A)
  16. Southeast Guilford (6A)
  17. Corvian Community (2A)
  18. Bradford Prep (2A)
  19. Reagan (7A)
  20. Myers Park (8A)
  21. Swain County (2A)
  22. Athens Drive (8A)
  23. Leesville Road (8A)
  24. Broughton (8A)
  25. Franklin (5A)

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