Paste BN High School Sports Awards presented by Bridgestone: Atlanta boys cross country nominees
The Paste BN High School Sports Awards presented by Bridgestone are coming to Atlanta.
On May 11, 2020, top high school athletes from around the Atlanta area will be honored at Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center.
Here are the eight nominees for Atlanta Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.
Myles Collins
School: Archer
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: He won the Class 7A individual title with a time of 15:46.77 at Carrollton. His winning time was more than 20 seconds ahead of the 7A runner-up, Noah Hayes of Hillgrove.
Christian Gonzalez
School: Decatur
Year: Sophomore
Noteworthy: He proved to be the fastest Bulldog by coming in third place at the Class 5A state championship meet and helped his team win the state title.
Noah Hayes
School: Hillgrove
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: The runner-up in the GHSA Class 7A championship meet recorded a 16:07 in Collins' wake. His PR came in the Coach Wood Invitational when he ran 15:14.1, and he punctuated his season with an eighth-place finish (15:35.5) at the Meet of Champions.
Cole Heron
School: Pope
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: After running down his PR of 15:10.7 at the Coach Wood Invitational, the Pope pacer won the Class 6A Region 7 title with a time of 16:36.4 and came in third (16:37.5) at the state championship.
Kamari Miller
School: Marietta
Year: Junior
Noteworthy: Miller was named to Powerade All-Metro High School Cross Country Team after crossing the line in third place (16:09.4) at the Class 7A state meet.
Zachary Roe
School: Westminster
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: Three first-place finishes prepared him for the battle in the Class 3A state meet when he ran 16:44.8 to come in fifth place.
Sully Shelton
School: Harrison (Kennesaw)
Year: Junior
Noteworthy: The Class 6A state champion was up to the task at each course he encountered. He ran second (15:13.7) at the Wingfoot XC Championship and then took the 6A title in November at 16:11.5.
Zack Truitt
School: Landmark Christian
Year: Junior
Noteworthy: He jumped into the season with a win at Providence Invitational (15:34.5), achieved his PR (15:22.3) at the Great American Cross Country Festival and came in second for Class 1A Private at state (16:05.9).
Justin Wachtel
School: Mary Persons
Year: Junior
Noteworthy: Wachtel won under the lights at the Wingfoot XC Classic with a time of 15:11.8 and never slowed down as he posted a PR of 14:27 at the Alexander Asics Invitational. He closed strong with the Class 4A title at state.
Devin Wade
School: Whitefield Academy
Year: Senior
Noteworthy: As steady as they come, Wade won early - Starrs Mill Panther XC Meet (15:24.6) and Darlington Cross Country Festival (15:57.3) - before claiming third place at the state meet with a time of 16:27.6)
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