Cummings, Seaforth take 1A/2A Indoor Track and Field Championships
WINSTON-SALEM – The Cummings Women and the Seaforth Men claimed the top spots at the 2025 North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1A/2A Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday night at the JDL Fast Track.
After finishing two points behind Swain County in the 2024 Championships, the Cavaliers outscored the Maroon Devils by 5.5 points this year as the two teams swapped places on the podium. This is the 12th Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship for Cummings.
The Cavaliers were led by junior D’Anna Cotton, who won the Most Valuable Player award for the second year in a row. Cotton won the Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump (tying the meet record) and took second in the 55-Meter Hurdles.
Cotton was also MVP of the outdoor 2A meet in 2024.
The Maroon Devils were led by Arizona Blankenship, who added to her impressive collection of NCHSAA State Championships with first place finishes in the 3200- and 1600-Meter events. She also ran a leg for the 4×800 Meter Relay team that took first place.
In the men’s competition, the Seaforth Hawks claimed the first championship in program history after finishing in seventh place in 2024.
The Hawks dominated in the distance events as three-time defending Cross Country Champion Jack Anstrom won the 3200 for the second year in a row. Will Cuicchi won the 1000 with a new 1A/2A meet record-setting time and took second in the 1600, and Sebastian Calderon won the 500.
Ryan Yoder won the Pole Vault for the Hawks as well.
Farmville Central finished as runner-up in the event with 37 points, 25 points behind Seaforth. The Jaguars were led by Cameron Sessoms, who won the 55-Meter Hurdles, and ran the opening leg of the 4×200 relay team that took second.
T.W. Andrews, which finished in fifth, was led by Ja’Neil Harris as he won the 55-Meter and the 300-Meter, setting a new state record in the 300 with a time of 33.96. Harris was named the Most Valuable Player for his performance on the night.
The NCHSAA is committed to recognizing outstanding sportsmanship in each of our State Championship events. The Association has partnered with the North Carolina Farm Bureau to award a pair of Sportsmanship Awards at each championship event, recognizing players who have demonstrated the ideals of outstanding character and sportsmanship throughout the 2024-25 season. The winners of the 1A/2A Indoor Track and Field Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Awards were Diamond Moore from Cummings, Faith Woodard from Swain County, Will Cuicchi from Seaforth and Jalice Payton from Farmville Central.
