North Point High School in Waldorf opened in 2005, and Jimmy Ball has coached the Eagles since the first season. The program competes in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) and MPSSAA 4A East.
Eras
- 2005–2008 · Founding
- Freshman Danielle Pederson won the 2005 regional and was 3rd at the 1A state meet, then won the regional again in 2006. The girls placed 5th at the 2008 2A state meet.
- 2009–2013 · The golden era
- David Dickshinski and Katy Bonaro became the first SMAC individual champions in 2010. The boys won SMAC titles in 2011 and 2012 and were 4A East runners-up in 2012, and D’Atra Davis won the 2012 SMAC and 4A East Region girls titles.
North Point boys, 2009 - 2014–2018 · Individual standouts
- Rachel Nueslein was 4th at the 2015 4A state meet, a two-time 4A East Region runner-up and a Washington Post All-Met honorable mention. Mya Rivenburg won the 2017 Spiked Shoe Invitational.
- 2019 · Peak boys team
- The boys won SMAC on a tiebreaker over Chopticon, with Joshua Doughty as individual champion, then won the program’s first regional title (3A South, DeVion Bryant 1st and Doughty 2nd) and placed 9th at states.
DeVion Bryant, 2019 SMAC Championships - 2021–2024 · Rebuilding
- After the 2020 season was canceled, the boys placed in the top 10 at the 4A East Region every year, and the girls rejoined region and SMAC competition in 2023.
- 2025–2026 · Aniya Yates
- As a sophomore, Yates won the 2025 SMAC and 4A East Region titles and was 5th at 4A states. In 2026 she and Sammuel McCall were both SMAC runners-up, with the girls 3rd and the boys 5th. At the 4A East Region the girls placed 4th and the boys 5th, and both teams qualified for the state championship.
2011 · SMAC Championships, Oak Ridge Park
The “Perfect Champions”
The 2011 boys went 12-0 in regular-season dual meets and won the program’s first SMAC team title with 36 points. Christopher Jones won the individual race in 16:33, and Robert Keim, Patrick Jones, Garrett Davis and Craig Prather rounded out the top five. The boys went on to place 10th at the 4A state meet. A year later they repeated as SMAC champions, went 12-0 again and placed 5th at states, the best finish in program history.
Artwork by Katy Bonaro.
Milestones
- 2005 School opens; Pederson 3rd at 1A states
- 2010 First SMAC individual champions (Dickshinski, Bonaro)
- 2011 First SMAC boys team title; 10th at 4A states
- 2012 SMAC repeat; 5th at 4A states, program best
- 2019 SMAC title and first regional title (3A South)
- 2025 Yates wins SMAC and 4A East Region; 5th at states
- 2026 Boys and girls both qualify as teams for 4A states
Eagles in college
- David Dickshinski · North Central
- Garrett Davis · RPI
- Jessica Nenno · Slippery Rock
- Katy Bonaro · Washington and Lee
- Teghan Simonton · Waynesburg
- DeVion Bryant · Morgan State
- Mya Rivenburg · Pitt
- Christopher Jones · College of Southern Maryland
- Aliah Cherry · UMES
- Michael Rollins · UMES
- Aaron Chatmon · Virginia State
- Imahni Johnson · Howard
- Shannon Short · McDaniel
- Dorian Cheney · Goucher
Sources: Athletic.net, MileSplit, Racecast, MPSSAA, Maryland Independent / SoMdNews and the North Point team archive.