Fall all-area series: Here are the top 2023 Athens-area high school cross-country runners
To begin our Athens-area high school sports fall all-area series, we're looking at the top runners from the 2023 season.
The Athens area is no stranger to success in cross country — 2023 was no different. This list features a pair of state champions and more region champions from both public and private high schools.
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The area continues to produce quality talent. Here are the 2023 Athens high school cross-country all-area runners.
Boys' Runner of the Year: Cooper Timberman, Oconee County
The senior from Oconee County placed first in the GHSA 3A Region 8 meet with a time of 15:40.63. He went on to win first at the GHSA 3A state championships as well with a time of 15:50.31.
Boys' first-team
T.J. Ballard, Apalachee, 2024
Will DeLoach, Athens Academy, 2024
Johann Brink, Athens Christian, 2026
Thomas Powell, Bethlehem Christian, 2025
Waylon Vaughn, Clarke Central, 2026
Noah Prickett, Commerce, 2025
Hayden Hodges, East Jackson, 2025
Silas Gillespie, Jackson County, 2024
Austin Click, Jefferson, 2024
Elijah Neal, Madison County, 2026
David Duncan, North Oconee, 2024
Cooper Timberman, Oconee County, 2024
Landon Mallonee, Oglethorpe County, 2024
Tison McGuirt, Prince Avenue Christian, 2027
Isaac Barefoot, Westminster Christian, 2027 (GIAA)
Heath Laird, Winder-Barrow, 2027
Boys' honorable mention
Apalachee
Brayden Bulloch, 2024
Cole Cash, 2025
Ridley Weaver, 2025
Calvin Davis, 2026
Cesar D'suze Bello, 2026
Manny Lopez, 2026
Athens Academy
Tom Hollingsworth, 2024
Cohen Tomlinson, 2024
Walter Hequembourg, 2024
Henry Garrard, 2026
Bryce Paramore, 2026
Charlie Walton, 2026
Athens Christian
Clifford Cooper-Ine, 2025
Zack Akins, 2026
Jacob Fields, 2027
Charlie Rodgers, 2027
Gavin Smith, 2028
Seth Cummings, 2028
Bethlehem Christian
Jack Gentry, 2024
Oliver Buckland, 2025
Weston Haney, 2025
Rylan Mattox, 2025
Eli Johnson, 2026
Dallas Ponce, 2028
Clarke Central
Patrick Allen, 2024
Ryan Marshal, 2025
Karl Ritzler, 2025
Nikola Cope, 2025
James Daniel, 2026
Noah Kilpatrick, 2026
Commerce
Logan Gibbons, 2025
James Truluck, 2026
Kaden Lynn, 2027
David English, 2027
East Jackson
Charlie Wheeler, 2024
Griffin McDaniel, 2025
Ben Barnes, 2025
Colin Ramsey, 2026
Michael Kelleher, 2026
Jackson County
Alex Southivong, 2024
Brayden Damico, 2024
Gavin Howland, 2026
Gabe Spivey, 2026
Adam Thomas, 2026
Marshall Keith, 2027
Jefferson
Ben Davis, 2024
Garrison Lee, 2024
Brock Brush, 2025
C.J. Jeffords, 2025
Cameron Kazienko, 2025
Finn Wakeman, 2027
Madison County
Javon Johnson, 2025
Marcus Hughes, 2025
Colt Kennedy, 2025
Evan Barrett, 2025
Joshua Ivey, 2026
North Oconee
Jacob Arnest, 2024
Will Howard, 2024
Hunter Ecker, 2025
Jacob Mitchum, 2025
Bryce Franklin, 2026
Mac McFarland, 2026
Oconee County
Patterson Graham, 2024
Noah Scheuer, 2024
Champ Blose, 2025
Brennan Mullis, 2025
Jonah Ferguson, 2025
Aaron Brodrick, 2026
Oglethorpe County
Logan Grier, 2024
Phil Paradise, 2024
Ethan Dodd, 2025
Dominic Piscitelli, 2026
Ethan McLean, 2026
Cory Tillman, 2026
Prince Avenue Christian
Lawson Waye, 2024
Preston Mitchell, 2025
Timothy Furlow, 2025
Riordan Dixon, 2027
Bennett Hicks, 2027
Caleb Smith, 2027
Westminster Christian (GIAA)
Eli Bates, 2024
Daniel Durling, 2024
Peter Bailey, 2024
Will Peacock, 2026
Stephen Buffa, 2026
Abel Carter, 2026
Cole Grantham, 2026
Silas Kirkpatrick, 2027
Silas Hovater, 2027
Winder-Barrow
Jean-Pierre De La Reza, 2024
Ian Marasi, 2025
Cuauhtemoc Zapata-Martinez, 2027
Gage Williams, 2027
Lucas Hart, 2027
Braxton Carrere, 2027
Girls' Runner of the Year: Maya Davis, Athens Academy
The junior from Athens Academy placed first in the GHSA 2A Region 8 meet with a time of 18:40.26. She went on to win at the GHSA 2A state championships with a time of 19:15.44.
Girls' first-team
Katie Harper, Apalachee, 2024
Maya Davis, Athens Academy, 2025
Ansley Moore, Athens Christian, 2026
Abigail Buckland, Bethlehem Christian, 2026
Sophie Rohani, Clarke Central, 2024
Courtney Cameron, East Jackson, 2026
Hannah Schroeder, Jefferson, 2026
Erin O'Brien, Jackson County, 2025
Aubrey Gomez, Madison County, 2026
Melissa Fisher, North Oconee, 2024
Ellen Patterson, Oconee County, 2024
Sydnie Henderson, Oglethorpe County, 2025
Ashlyn Smith, Prince Avenue Christian, 2025
Ansley Hovater, Westminster Christian, 2025
Harper Allen, Winder-Barrow, 2026
Girls' honorable mention
Apalachee
Hailey Tedder, 2024
Anna Carter, 2025
Hailey Parzanese, 2025
Daiyeniz Lopez, 2027
Katie Jimenez, 2027
Athens Academy
Margalit Mauricio, 2024
Molly Smith, 2025
Bailey McCurdy, 2025
Kate Sullivan, 2026
Ella Dillon, 2026
Audrey Davis, 2027
Athens Christian
Sarah Beth Townsend, 2024
Kaiya Smoot, 2025
McKinley Smith, 2026
Josi Vaughn, 2026
Amelia Smith, 2026
Micah Cloud, 2026
Bethlehem Christian (GIAA)
Emalyn Mattox, 2027
Elle Koziatek, 2027
Riley Amis, 2027
Lucy Youngers, 2027
Ella Owensby, 2027
Clarke Central
Riley Ramsey, 2025
Vivian Carabello, 2025
Nora Murthy, 2025
Ailynn Irwin, 2026
Kate Hinger, 2027
Mary Wicker, 2027
East Jackson
Tallulah Williams, 2024
Vanessa Vaca-Naca, 2025
Keely Ingalls-Crow, 2025
Piper Pennington, 2026
Norah Nichols, 2027
Reagan Sams, 2027
Jackson County
Morgan Eldridge, 2024
Kamryn Shaw-Foreman, 2024
Kendall Goetzman, 2025
Jordan Starling, 2025
Ingrid Casillas, 2025
Loralai Eager, 2027
Jefferson
Lauren Hailey, 2024
Kate James, 2024
Sasha Thompson, 2025
Lily Gaddy, 2026
Kira Stevens, 2026
Lily Janning, 2026
Madison County
Taylor Pruitt, 2024
Katherine Dixon, 2025
Cate Stroud, 2026
Mary Grace Watson, 2026
Lily Howell, 2027
Lily Crowe, 2027
North Oconee
Kearsen Self, 2024
Alyssa Smith, 2024
Megan Palmer, 2025
Nora Canalis, 2025
Audrey Waters, 2025
Isabelle Currie, 2025
Oconee County
Mary Matthews, 2024
Allie Parsons, 2024
Caitlynn Krumm, 2025
Cadence Keese, 2025
Alissa Tan, 2026
Annabelle Wiktorski, 2027
Oglethorpe County
Harper Palmer, 2025
Elin Turner, 2026
Mylee Nimmons, 2026
Lurdes Hernandez-Boyzo, 2026
Margarita Rodriguez-Valdez, 2027
Pricila Salas Lopez, 2027
Prince Avenue Christian
Sam Carty, 2024
Naomi Bledsoe, 2025
Lyla Ward, 2027
Camden Spires, 2027
Ella Thomas, 2027
Whitney Elrod, 2027
Westminster Christian (GIAA)
Annslee Mitchell, 2024
Isabelle Stephens, 2024
Emma Lester, 2024
Ansley Norris, 2024
Ellie Beedle, 2025
Charlotte Milles, 2026
Winder-Barrow
Alieha West, 2026
Natalie Nance, 2027
Savannah Medders, 2028
Elizabeth Boyd, 2028
This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Oconee County, Athens Academy headline all-area cross-country team
