NOVEMBER 20, 2020 -- ATLANTA -- Kamari Miller, a senior at Marietta High School and Mary Brady, a senior at St. Pius X Catholic High School were named the Powerade All-Metro Runners of the Year at an awards banquet hosted by Atlanta Track Club on YouTube Friday night. The Club honored 42 area cross country runners and named the first, second and third Powerade All-Metro Cross Country team on the broadcast which was not held in person for the first time in its 56-year history.
Miller
won the 7A GHSA Cross Country State Championship on November 6 in Carrolton by
nearly 38 seconds. His winning time of 15:29.72 shattered the course record and
lead Marietta to the team title. The senior standout was undefeated in eight
races during the 2020 season. "I just had a really solid training block that
helped me hit some fast times this season," said Miller after the state meet. He
said he's hoping to break 4:00 in the mile during the upcoming track season. Miller
will compete at Syracuse University next fall. His award was presented by
Justyn Knight, a Syracuse alum and the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Champion who
currently runs professionally for Reebok.
Brady
was the individual champion in the 5A race at the state meet, holding off her
sophomore teammate and fellow first-team honoree Hannah Schemmel by 12 seconds.
The pair helped secure the team win for St. Pius. Brady was undefeated against
Georgia runners in 2020 and showed remarkable improvement over her junior
season where she placed 7th at the state meet. She has not committed
to a school yet, but does plan to run collegiately in 2021. "I just kept
pushing this season because I never really thought there would be a state race,"
said Brady after her win in Carrolton. "I ran every race like it was last," she
said. Brady's award was announced by 2012 Runner of the Year Allie Buchalski, a
Johns Creek High School and Furman University graduate who runs professionally
for Brooks.
The
Powerade All-Metro Boys and Girls Cross Country first teams featured seven
athletes each, including Miller and Brady. Of the fourteen runners, seven were
individual state champions and the remaining seven finished no lower than third
at the state meet. Team placement was decided by voting from area coaches and
the general public. The first team is ranked by performance. The second and
third teams are listed alphabetically. Complete teams can be found below. Any
cross country athlete in Fulton and Dekalb County or any county that borders
those counties is eligible for the Powerade All-Metro Cross Country team.
Selections are based on performances throughout the season with heavy emphasis
placed on the state meet.
Two
coaches were also honored for their dedication to the sport at Friday night's
banquet. Eric Daughtery of Union Grove High School won the award for the girls'
coach. Chad McDaniel of Wesleyan School won the award for boys' coach.
The
entire banquet can be seen here.
Held
annually since 1964, the Powerade All-Metro Cross Country and Track and Field
Banquets are Atlanta Track Club's oldest traditions, dating back to the Club's founding
as an organization that celebrated the Atlanta area's thriving high school
track and field community.
Powerade All-Metro Girls
Cross Country First Team
|
Athlete |
School |
Year |
|
Mary Brady |
St. Pius X Catholic
High School |
2021 |
|
Makena Gates |
Creekview High
School |
2021 |
|
Carmel Yonas |
South
Forsyth High School |
2023 |
|
Hannah
Schemmel |
St. Pius X Catholic
High School |
2023 |
|
Hannah
Minutti |
Blessed
Trinity High School |
2021 |
|
Cara Joyce |
Atlanta
International School |
2022 |
|
Ruby Little |
Marist
School |
2024 |
Powerade All-Metro Boys
Cross Country First Team
|
Athlete |
School |
Year |
|
Kamari
Miller |
Marietta
High School |
2021 |
|
Sully
Shelton |
Harrison
High School |
2021 |
|
Zack Truitt |
Landmark
Christian School |
2021 |
|
Hayden
Marshall |
Milton High
School |
2021 |
|
Edward Blaha |
Pace Academy
|
2022 |
|
Joe Sapone |
Holy
Innocents Episcopal School |
2023 |
|
Christian
Gonzalez |
Decatur High
School |
2022 |
Powerade All-Metro Girls
Cross Country Second Team
|
Athlete |
School |
Year |
|
Sarah Burwell |
Walton
High School |
2021 |
|
Katie Hamfeldt |
Blessed
Trinity High School |
2022 |
|
Elle Mezzio |
Riverwood
High School |
2021 |
|
Gabby Parsons |
Union
Grove High School |
2022 |
|
Morgan
Grace Sheffield |
Denmark
High School |
2024 |
|
Grace Von Biberstein |
St. Pius
X Catholic High School |
2023 |
|
Allie Wardle |
Brookwood
High School |
2023 |
Powerade All-Metro Boys
Cross Country Second Team
|
Athlete |
School |
Year |
|
Ethan Ashley |
Denmark High School |
2022 |
|
Will Bray |
Brookwood High School |
2021 |
|
Matthew Fernando |
Westminster Schools |
2022 |
|
Mac Howie |
Wesleyan School |
2021 |
|
Collin Jones |
Carrollton High
School |
2021 |
|
James May |
Marietta High School |
2022 |
|
Eion McNally |
Decatur High School |
2021 |
Powerade All-Metro Girls
Cross Country Third Team
|
Athlete |
School |
Year |
|
Sophie Boice |
Pope High
School |
2021 |
|
Makenna Calbert |
Etowah
High School |
2022 |
|
Lorel Golden |
Pope High
School |
2022 |
|
Johna Grisik |
Marist School |
2022 |
|
Sydney Lamberson |
Lovett
School |
2021 |
|
Hayden Puett |
Holy
Innocents Episcopal School |
2021 |
|
Claire Shelton |
Dunwoody
High School |
2024 |
Powerade All-Metro Boys
Cross Country Third Team
|
Athlete |
School |
Year |
|
Ryan Boyle |
St. Pius X Catholic
High School |
2022 |
|
Will Jennings |
Carrollton High
School |
2023 |
|
Matthew Moore |
East Coweta High
School |
2021 |
|
Patrick Pitts |
Lovett School |
2021 |
|
Andrew Todd |
Parkview High School |
2021 |
|
Joe Urbanowicz |
Lovett School |
2021 |
|
Adam Wade |
Blessed Trinity High
School |
2021 |