ATLANTA — The Atlanta Track Club announced its 2023 All-Metro High School Cross Country Team Nov. 8, 42 student-athletes from six counties in Metro Atlanta.
The 2023 All-Metro team includes 10 state champions and the reigning 2022 Runners of the Year, Harrison High School’s Samantha McGarity, and Marist School’s Tommy Latham.
Latham won the Class 6A title for the second consecutive year at the Georgia High School Association State Cross Country Championships Nov. 3-4.
In total, the All-Metro Team includes 17 high school athletes from North Fulton, Perimeter Center and Forsyth County.
The girls team includes: Stella Chambliss (Marist School, ’24); Zoe Garcia (St. Pius X, ’24); Ruby Little (Marist, ’24); Claire Petersen (Blessed Trinity, ’24); Sanam Rangaraj (Cambridge, ’24); Caroline Rodgers (Marist, ’27); Morgan Grace Sheffield (Denmark, ’24); and Claire Shelton (Dunwoody, ’24).
The boys team includes: Ethan Bridge (Denmark, ’24); Chris Connolly (Chattahoochee, ’24); Haris Flyn (Mount Vernon, ’26); Jackson Hogsed (Lambert; ’25); Christian Jiminez (Roswell, ’24); Tommy Latham (Marist, ’25); Ben Sydell (Denmark, ’24); Liam Hanemann (Marist, ’25); and Ben Winn (South Forsyth, ’25).
Runners are selected for the All-Metro Team based on their performance at the state meet, major invitationals and head-to-head competitions, the Atlanta Track Club said.
The 42 athletes will be recognized at an invitation-only banquet in Midtown Atlanta Dec. 5.
At the banquet, the 42 boys and girls will be named to the first, second and third All-Metro Team.
Out of the 42 athletes, one male and one female will be named the All-Metro Cross Country Runners of the Year
“Atlanta may be Running City USA, but the future of running is strong across the entire state of Georgia,” Atlanta Track Club CEO Rick Kenah said. “It’s inspiring to…
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