ATLANTA - Nov. 21,
2025 - Atlanta Track
Club today revealed the 2025 All-Metro Cross Country Team, honoring 42 of the
Atlanta region's fastest high school distance runners. This year's team
features 11 state champions, 15 returning honorees and one of the fastest
5K performances in Georgia history.
Now in its 61st
year, the All-Metro Awards remain Atlanta Track Club's longest-standing
tradition. The 2025 team was selected based on performances at the state meet,
season bests, major invitational wins and head-to-head results.
"This group isn't
just fast, they're rewriting what's possible in Georgia high school cross
country," said Rich Kenah, CEO of Atlanta Track Club. "From repeat honorees to
first-time champions, they've set new standards, broken old expectations and
made it clear that metro Atlanta is one of the country's true proving grounds
for young distance talent."
Leading the team
is Averi Lowen of Bowdon High School, who turned in one of the most
dominant performances in state history. The junior shattered the GHSA State
Championship course record with a time of 16:56.12, earning her third
consecutive title and securing her spot among the nation's elite high school
runners. She is joined by Cameron Collier of Midtown High School, who
capped a breakout season that included a victory at the Wingfoot XC Classic and
a 4A state title in 16:07.78.
Collier shares
All-Metro honors with fellow APS standout Grace Danser of Maynard
Jackson High School. Both were crowned APS City Champions before going on to
win individual state titles. Danser's decisive win capped a senior season that
showed both dominance and grit.
Also among the
seniors rising to the occasion at Carrollton High School were Jameson Pifer
(Collins Hill High School), who clocked the fastest winning time across all
classifications, Andrew Bitsko (Lakeside High School - DeKalb), Landon
Jonas (Wesleyan School) and Morgan Huggins (The Mount Vernon
School), each of whom ended their high school cross country careers with
individual state championships.
The underclassman
group was just as impressive. Sophomore Paige Comstock (Harrison High
School) and junior Aislynn Dunn (Pope High School) each posted standout
seasons that ended with state titles, while Sanders Hearne (Atlanta
Classical Academy) earned his first title.
Fifteen athletes
return from previous All-Metro teams, led by Mary Nesmith of Marietta
High School, now a four-time honoree. Other repeat selections include Lowen,
siblings Riley and Paige Comstock (Harrison High School), Pifer, Malachi
Burnett (Holy Innocents' Episcopal School) and Danser.
Athletes were
selected from the All-Metro eligible area, which includes counties surrounding
metro Atlanta. They will be recognized at an invitation-only banquet on
December 10 in Midtown Atlanta, where first, second and third teams will be
announced, and the evening will culminate with the presentation of the
All-Metro Runners of the Year. A full list of honorees is available below.
For more
information on All-Metro, visit this webpage. Voting for the All-Metro Runners of
the Year is going on now until November 26 here.
All-Metro Boys Team
|
Andrew Bitsko |
Lakeside
High School - DeKalb |
Senior |
|
Dash Brackin |
Carrollton
High School |
Sophomore |
|
Malachi Burnett |
Creekview
High School |
Senior |
|
Cameron Collier |
Midtown
High School |
Senior |
|
Bo Colpaert |
Etowah
High School |
Junior |
|
Riley Comstock |
Harrison
High School |
Junior |
|
Carson Dobur |
Northgate
High School |
Junior |
|
Sanders Hearne |
Atlanta
Classical Academy |
Sophomore |
|
Haydn Hermansen |
North
Gwinnett High School |
Senior |
|
Levi Howard |
Woodward
Academy |
Sophomore |
|
Sena Hosu |
West
Forsyth High School |
Senior |
|
Jacob Jacquot |
Westminster
School |
Senior |
|
Camp Jennings |
Carrollton
High School |
Sophomore |
|
Landon Jonas |
Wesleyan School |
Senior |
|
Nate Pacetti |
Starrs
Mill High School |
Senior |
|
Jameson Pifer |
Collins
Hill High School |
Senior |
|
Everett Sanders |
Maynard Jackson High
School |
Senior |
|
Kristopher Strong |
Stockbridge
High School |
Senior |
|
Ayaan Surani |
Killian
Hill Christian School |
Senior |
|
Cooper Thomas |
West
Forsyth High School |
Sophomore |
|
Samuel Wood |
Trinity
Christian School - Sharpsburg |
Senior |
All-Metro Girls Team
|
Ella Alberici |
Cambridge
High School |
Sophomore |
|
Harriet Blaha |
Pace
Academy |
Senior |
|
Paige Comstock |
Harrison
High School |
Sophomore |
|
Chloe Cummings |
Lassiter
High School |
Senior |
|
Grace Danser |
Maynard
Jackson High School |
Senior |
|
Hazel Davis |
Marietta
High School |
Junior |
|
Caroline DeButts |
Westminster
School |
Sophomore |
|
Louise Delgado |
Pope
High School |
Sophomore |
|
Aislynn Dunn |
Pope
High School |
Junior |
|
Norah Hickerson |
Harrison
High School |
Freshman |
|
Morgan Huggins |
The
Mount Vernon School |
Sophomore |
|
Josie Hutchinson |
Pope
High School |
Senior |
|
Lidia Lo Faro |
Alpharetta
High School |
Senior |
|
Averi Lowen |
Bowdon High School |
Junior |
|
Weezie Moore |
Wesleyan
School |
Junior |
|
Mary Nesmith |
Marietta
High School |
Senior |
|
Nicole Papera |
Roswell High School |
Senior |
|
Caroline Spain |
Milton
High School |
Senior |
|
Alyssa Trevino |
Marietta
High School |
Junior |
|
Kennedy Troupe |
Harrison
High School |
Senior |
|
Morgan Waddell |
Marist
School |
Sophomore |