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Cross country All-Area
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Girls Runner of the Year: Flowery Branch's Kiara Woods

Boys Runner of the Year: North Hall's Ty McCormack

Boys First team All-Area

Ty McCormack
North Hall High
Class: Senior
Notable: Second at Class AAA state meet; 2-time All-State; 1st place in region and county meet

Cody Barger
North Hall High
Class: Junior
Notable: Fourth at Class AAA state meet; 3rd place in region; 2nd place in county meet

David Farist
Flowery Branch High
Class: Senior
Notable: Finished ninth at Class AAA state meet; helped lead team to second straight state championship

Brandon Lawson
North Hall High
Class: Sophomore
Notable: Finished sixth at Region 7-AAA meet;  finished seventh at Hall County Championships

Mark Moody
White County High
Class: Senior
Notable: School record holder; finished the Westover Invitational in 16:27; placed 17th at Region 7-AAA meet.

Kenny Slavik
Flowery Branch High
Class: Junior
Notable: Finished ninth at Class AAA state meet; helped his team win a second straight championship

Honorable mentions

Ruben Castro, Sr., Johnson
AJ Clendenin, Jr., Flowery Branch
Brian Elder, Jr., Habersham Central
Jimmy Gault, Jr., West Hall
Luis Gonzalez, So., North Hall
Trey Greer, Jr., Lumpkin County
Rich Green, Sr., Lumpkin County
Bharat Harshwarden, So., Riverside Military
Moises Jaramillo, Sr., East Hall
Matt Johnson, Sr., Buford
Keegan Kyle, Jr., West Hall
Aurelio Montano, Jr., Gainesville
Josh Pendley, Jr., West Hall
Diego Sanchez, Jr., Chestatee
Corey Shrader, Sr., Chestatee
Trey Timmerman, So., Jefferson
Jeffrey Velez, Sr., Flowery Branch
David Whitson, Gainesville

Girls First Team

Kiara Woods
Flowery Branch High
Class: Senior
Notable: Two-time Class AAA state runner-up; finished first at county meet; finished second in region

Brittany Aikens
Jackson County High
Class: Junior
Notable: Finished second at Region 8-AAA meet; set school record (19:39) and finished seventh at state meet

Kelsey Neukum
Chestatee High
Class: Junior
Notable: Finished second at Hall County Championships; finished 10th at Region 7-AAA meet

Ansley Lawson
North Hall High
Class: Junior
Notable: Finished 11th at Region 7-AAA meet; finished eighth at Hall County Championships

Eileen Devico
Flowery Branch High
Class: Senior
Notable: Finished seventh at Region 7-AAA meet; helped team to third-place finish at state meet

Victoria Rogers
North Hall High
Class: Freshman
Notable: Finished sixth at the Hall County Championships; finished ninth at Region 7-AAA meet.

Honorable mentions

Sydney Baird, Fr., Jackson County
Katie Bohannon, Jr., Habersham Central
Haleigh Brown, Jr., Lumpkin County
Micah Butler, Jr., Lumpkin County
Ana Contreras, Sr., Johnson
Cassidy Elrod, So., Flowery Branch
Taylor Long, Fr., West Hall
Cara Martin, Jr., Chestatee
Elizabeth Molina, Jr., East Hall
Rachel Pasko, So., Jackson County
Ryan Sharry, Fr., West Hall
Cara Smith, Fr., Jefferson
Trice Sweet, Sr., North Hall

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