LEWISVILLE – Advances in nutrition and technology will keep pushing athletic performance to new levels.
Kingston Whitty ’26 draws from something uniquely special inside him, too, which is why a 36-year-old school and state record was finally on borrowed time Saturday. Kingston curled his body over the crossbar for an awe-inspiring win in the high jump (7 feet, 2 inches), a performance on its own that would have made the two-hour trip to Forsyth Country Day worthwhile for Christ School track and field.
As a team, the Greenies came through incrementally in most of the 18 events to win their sixth state championship (1977, 1990, 2018, 2019, 2024, and 2026) and fourth in eight years. The margin of victory (29 points) in the NCISAA Division I meet over second-place Cary Academy and Charlotte Christian was more than double that of Christ School’s last win in 2024.
Kingston was a high jump champion in his home state of Georgia prior to coming to Christ School this year. Now he holds the NCISAA all-classifications record and the Western North Carolina record, private or public schools. The previous school record for the high jump (6-9) was shared by Mike Hill '90 and Miles Plumlee '08. Miles went on to play college basketball for Duke University and Kingston has a similar future track as he has signed to be a part of N.C. State’s backcourt.
Head coach Randy Ashley, now in his 11th year with the program, pointed to not only Kingston, but several more two-way athletes and members of the basketball program for their scoring. Tyler Jones ’26, Trevor Manhertz ’26, and Dacen Petty ’26 helped Christ School get 20 points in the high jump when 10 had been the expectation. Junior Koen Booker ’27 won the long jump (21-5.5) on Friday despite coming into the meet ranked ninth. And not to be outdone, William Robinson ’26 produced points in the throws by placing third in the shot put (51-3) and fifth in the discus (141-7).
Elsewhere in the field events, Myles Murphy ’27 came in fourth place in the triple jump (42-7), the same position as Alex Jarrett ’26 in the pole vault (11-6).
Lyndon Bryan ’27 placed in the 110 hurdles (seventh, 17.52) and 300 hurdles (fourth, 41.35) and the highlight of the relays were second-place showings by the 800-meter relay (Koen, Myles, Tyler, and Spencer Thompson ’26 in 1:28.52) and the 3,200-meter relay (Noah Clancy ’26, Dominic Rose ’28, Brody Webb ’27, and Dallas Reeves ’27), which ran a school record of 7:46.47.
Christ School’s distance corps are as deep as ever and the Greenies needed every bit of that depth, led by Brooks Barbee ’27, Brody, Dallas, Noah, Reynolds, Carl Baird ’27, Ben Graham ’27, and Timmy McDowell ’27, who all ran personal records in the 800, 1,600, or 3,200 meters.
NCISAA Division I Championship Meet
Friday and Saturday at Forsyth Country Day, Lewisville, N.C.
Team scores
1. Christ School 116; 2. (tie) Cary Academy and Charlotte Christian 87; 4. Metrolina Christian Academy 77; 5. Ravenscroft 60; 6. Rabun Gap (Ga.) 56; 7. Charlotte Country Day 54.5; 8. Charlotte Providence Day 37; 9. (tie) Forsyth Country Day and Durham Academy 31; 11. Charlotte Latin 25.5; 12. Covenant Day 16; 13. Cannon School 11; 14. High Point Wesleyan Christian Academy 7; 15. North Raleigh Christian Academy 5.
Individual results (Christ School athletes)
3,200-meter run: 2. Brooks Barbee 8:48.50; 4. Reynolds Young 8:50.50; 8. Jack Dennehy 8:57.50; 9. Dallas Reeves 9:03.80; 10. Brody Webb 9:12.30; 11. Carl Baird 9:13.40; 13. Ben Graham 9:16.20; 16. Timmy McDowell 9:23.20; 21. Noah Clancy 9:59.52; Shot put: 3. Will Robinson 51-3; 13. Logan Woolsey 40-7.5; 20. Mathis Lessard 37-11; Long jump: 1. Koen Booker 21-5.5; Pole vault: 4. Alex Jarrett 11-6; 3,200-meter relay: 2. Christ School (Noah Clancy, Dominic Rose, Brody Webb, and Dallas Reeves) 7:46.47; Discus: 5. Will Robinson 141-7; 12. Linkin Stevens 127-0; 15. Logan Woolsey 121-1; 18. Caleb White 114-7; Triple jump: 4. Myles Murphy 42-7; High jump: 1. Kingston Whitty 7-2; 5. Tyler Jones 6-0; 6. Trevor Manhertz 6-0; 7. Dacen Petty 5-10; 110-meter hurdles: 7. Lyndon Bryan 17.52; 800-meter relay: 2. Christ School 1:28.52; 1,600-meter run: 3. Brooks Barbee 4:09.47; 4. Reynolds Young 4:12.04; 6. Jack Dennehy 4:14.39; 7. Brody Webb 4:14.63; 11. Carl Baird 4:19.65; 12. Dallas Reeves 4:19.85; 13. Ben Graham 4:20.56; 15. Noah Clancy 4:20.90; 24. Timmy McDowell 4:30.22; 400-meter relay: 4. Christ School 43.31; 300-meter hurdles: 4. Lyndon Bryan 41.35; 800-meter run: 5. Brooks Barbee 1:55.58; 8. Reynolds Young 1:58.64; 9. Dominic Rose 1:58.72; 10. Noah Clancy 1:58.80; 12. Jack Dennehy 1:58.93; 21. Dallas Reeves 2:05.91; 1,600-meter relay: 10. Christ School 3:37.12.