Introducing the 2025 All-Observer Girls' Track Team - the regional standouts leading the charge in athletics
Hometown hero Maya Love, a senior at Independence High, sweeps the 2025 All-Observer girls' track awards. This remarkable athlete secured state titles in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, and anchored Independence's state championship 400-meter relay team.
Meanwhile, Al Pearman of Charlotte Country Day is this year's coach of the year, leading the Bucs to their third straight NCISAA Division I state title, edging fierce rival Providence Day by just half a point. With a history of 37 years at the helm of the Country Day track program, Pearman's legacy undoubtedly continues to grow.
The CDS girls' team also earned state titles from Jada Erwin in the 400-meter dash, Maya Pal in the high jump, and their 3,200-meter relay team consisting of Harless Lane, Harper Schwartz, Lily Giardi, and Lindsey Kerrins.
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2025 All-Observer girls’ track team:
100-meter dash: Maya Love, Independence, Sr.200-meter dash: M. Love, Independence, Sr.400-meter dash: Coryn Tucker, Jay M. Robinson, Jr.800-meter run: Lindsey Kerrins, Charlotte Country Day, Sr. and Annie Miller, Metrolina Christian, Sr.1600-meter run: Kasey Dingman, Lake Norman, Jr.3200-meter run: Josie Schihl, Cuthbertson, Jr.100-meter hurdles: Jayda Lewis, Corvian Charter, Sr.300-meter hurdles: Sky Bleu Tyson, Palisades, Sr.High Jump: Asia Artis, Garinger, Jr. and Ashlynn Wimberly, Mallard Creek, Sr.Long Jump: Farrah Anderson, Marvin Ridge, Jr. and Evelyn Hee, Providence Day, Jr.Triple Jump: Angel Neal-Smith, Butler, Sr.Pole Vault: Morgan Edwards, Cuthbertson, Sr.Discus: Natalie Brown, Weddington, Sr.Shot put: N. Brown, Weddington, Sr.
4x100-meter relay: Independence (Maya Love, Hannah Dadie, Grace Rogers, Taniya Dickerson)4x200-meter relay: Independence (Dickerson, Dadie, Rogers, Kaniah Russell)4x400-meter relay: Mallard Creek (Laila Ramadan, Andraya Weeks, Aniya Poole, Adrianna Brown)4x800-meter relay: Cuthbertson (Julia D'Errico, Ava Walters, Josie Schihl, Colby McCollum)
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Standout individual athletes and coaches made their mark this season across the Charlotte area and beyond. From top-performing high school athletes like Maya Love and Al Pearman to the Charlotte 49ers' Women's Track Team, led by head coach Brad Herbster, the conditions were ripe for exemplary performances.
Sources:[1] https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/article251030987.html[2] https://www.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2022/05/26/north-carolina-overall-championship-goals-accomplished-scores-released[3] https://www.discusrankings.com/72-7A/women_high_school_discus/results.php[4] https://www.shotputrankings.com/72-7A/Women/results.php[5] https://www.charlotte49ers.com/sports/w-track/2022-23/releases/20220509wwtk_champs
In the realm of sports, football seems to be conspicuously absent from Maya Love's achievements, as she dominated the 2025 All-Observer girls' track awards in events such as the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. Meanwhile, one might wonder if football is just another dimension for coaches like Al Pearman to showcase their prowess, given his impressive streak with the Charlotte Country Day Bucs in track and field.
