42 Runners Named to All-Metro XC Team

NOVEMBER 8, 2023 - ATLANTA - The reigning All-Metro High School Cross Country Runners of the Year will defend their titles as they lead a roster of 42 athletes from six counties selected by Atlanta Track Club as its 2023 All-Metro honorees.

Junior Tommy Latham and senior Ruby Little, both of Marist School, top the list of athletes announced today, just three days after the GHSA State Championships where Latham won the 6A title for the second consecutive year, and Little finished as runner-up.The 2023 All-Metro team includes 10 state champions. Voting for the Runner of the Year is open now.

Other state champions named to the team include Creekview senior Katelynn Dollar, who set the course record on the notoriously challenging Carrollton state meet course, running 17:49 for 5,000 meters in her 6A victory. Joining Dollar are 3A state champion Weezie Moore (freshman, Wesleyan); 4A state champions Zahara Bernal (junior, Pace Academy) and Joseph Jaquot (senior, Westminster School); 5A state champions Sanam Rangaraj (senior, Cambridge High School) and Jacob Pullen (senior, Maynard Jackson High School); and 7A state champions Mary Nesmith (sophomore, Marietta) and Joseph Minecci (senior, Walton High School).

"Atlanta may be Running City USA, but the future of running is strong across the entire state of Georgia," said Rich Kenah, CEO of Atlanta Track Club. "It's inspiring to see not only the runners who are being honored for the second, third or even fourth time, but also first-time honorees experiencing this life-long memory."

A full list of honorees can be found below. Runners are selected based on their performance at the state meet, major invitationals and head-to-head competitions.

The athletes will be recognized at an invitation-only banquet in Midtown Atlanta on December 5. There, they will be named to the first, second and third teams. The evening will culminate with two athletes being named Runners of the Year.

Held annually since 1964, the All-Metro Cross Country and Track and Field Banquets are Atlanta Track Club's oldest tradition, with more than 5,800 high school athletes honored since the Club's founding.

All-Metro Girls Team

Name	School	Grad Year
Zahara Bernal	Pace Academy	2025
Stella Chambless	Marist School	2024
Sophie D'Elena	Decatur High School	2025
Katelynn Dollar	Creekview High School	2024
Zoe Garcia	St. Pius X	2024
Nora Hart	Marietta High School	2024
Caroline Hood	Pace Academy	2024
Josie Hutchinson	Pope High School	2026
Maddie Jones	Marietta High School	2025
Ruby Little	Marist School	2024
Samantha Mcgarity	Harrison High School	2024
Weezie Moore	Wesleyan School	2027
Mary Nesmith	Marietta High School	2026
Claire Petersen	Blessed Trinity High School	2024
Sanam Rangaraj	Cambridge High School	2024
Olivia Resnick	Pace Academy	2025
Caroline Rogers	Marist School	2027
Morgan Grace Sheffield	Denmark High School	2024
Claire Shelton	Dunwoody High School	2024
Jewel Wells	Mill Creek High School	2025

All-Metro Boys Team

Name	School	Grad Year
Ethan Bridge	Denmark High School	2025
Malachi Burnett	Creekview High School	2026
Chris Connolly	Chattahoochee High School	2024
Esfan Daya	Westminster School	2024
Haris Flynn	The Mount Vernon School	2026
Eli Griggs	Mill Creek High School	2024
Jackson Hogsed	Lambert High School	2025
Joseph Jacquot	Westminster School	2024
Christian Jimenez	Roswell High School	2024
Tommy Latham	Marist School	2025
Teddy Meredith	North Atlanta High School	2024
Joseph Minecci	Walton High School	2024
Wood Moore	Wesleyan School	2025
Jameson Pifer	Collins Hill High School	2026
Jacob Pullen	Maynard H. Jackson High School	2024
Andrew Rothwell	Whitefield Academy	2024
Ben Sydell	Denmark High School	2024
Riley Comstock	Harrison High School	2027
Davis Drake	Johnson Ferry Christian Academy	2025
Liam Hanemann	Marist School	2025
Ben Winn	South Forsyth High School	2025