Be Hydrated! Be Ready to Run! Be on Time! – 2022, 2023, 2024 Region Champions

🏆 Championships 🏆

Celebrating our champions and championship tradition

State Champions

🏆 GEORGIA STATE CHAMPIONS 🏆

2017 AAAAA Champion

Erin Leonard
STATE CHAMPION 🥇

Classification: AAAAA (Highest Level)
Achievement: Individual State Championship

2016 AAAAA Champion

Erin Leonard
STATE CHAMPION 🥇

Classification: AAAAA (Highest Level)
Achievement: Individual State Championship

Back-to-Back State Champion

Erin Leonard achieved the extraordinary feat of winning consecutive Georgia AAAAA State Championships in 2016 and 2017, establishing herself as one of the most dominant distance runners in Jones County history and Georgia high school cross country.

2017 & 2016
Erin Leonard
BACK-TO-BACK STATE CHAMPION 🥇🥇

🏆 2022 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM 🏆

Boys 5A Cross Country State Championships

4th Place Team Finish

Average Team Time: 18:23

Outstanding team performance at the highest level of Georgia high school competition

Team Results & Individual Finishes
Top Finishers
Kyle Whipple 15th
Josh Barber 41st
Luke Thornton 46th
Gavin Robinson 52nd
Contributing Runners
Austin Sullivan 54th
Tyler Marshall 64th
Justice Boyd 80th
Championship Achievement

The 2022 boys team achieved an outstanding 4th place finish at the Georgia 5A State Championships, demonstrating the depth and competitiveness of the Jones County Cross Country program. Led by Kyle Whipple's exceptional 15th place individual finish, the team's collective performance showcased the training excellence and team unity that defines Hounds cross country.

2022 State Championship Team
2022 State Team
4th Place State
18:23 Average
5A Championship

Historic team performance representing Jones County at the state level

Team Championships

Boys Team (Top 3 Finishes)
Year Region Place Average Time
2023 Region 2 (AAAAA) 1st 🥇 16:56
2022 Region 2 (AAAAA) 1st 🥇 16:54
2021 Region 2 (AAAAA) 3rd 🥉 17:52
2020 Region 2 (AAAAA) 2nd 🥈 17:34
2019 Region 2 (AAAAA) 3rd 🥉 18:02
2009 - 1st 🥇 -
1996 - 1st 🥇 -
1995 - 1st 🥇 -
1993 - 1st 🥇 -
2023 1st 🥇
Region 2 (AAAAA)
Average: 16:56
2022 1st 🥇
Region 2 (AAAAA)
Average: 16:54
2021 3rd 🥉
Region 2 (AAAAA)
Average: 17:52
2020 2nd 🥈
Region 2 (AAAAA)
Average: 17:34
2019 3rd 🥉
Region 2 (AAAAA)
Average: 18:02
2009
1st 🥇
1996
1st 🥇
1995
1st 🥇
1993
1st 🥇
Recent Excellence: The boys team has claimed 6 of the last 7 region championships (2017-2024), with their fastest team average of 16:54 in 2022 representing the peak of this dominant era.
Girls Team (Top 3 Finishes)
Year Region Place Average Time
2023 Region 2 (AAAAA) 1st 🥇 21:34
2022 Region 2 (AAAAA) 1st 🥇 21:19
2021 Region 2 (AAAAA) 2nd 🥈 22:17
2020 Region 2 (AAAAA) 2nd 🥈 21:44
2019 Region 2 (AAAAA) 2nd 🥈 21:43
2018 Region 2 (AAAAA) 2nd 🥈 21:53
2017 Region 2 (AAAAA) 1st 🥇 21:12
2014 Region 2 (AAAAA) 2nd 🥈 22:32
2013 Region 2 (AAAAA) 3rd 🥉 22:45
1997 - 1st 🥇 -
1996 - 1st 🥇 -
2023 1st 🥇
Region 2 (AAAAA)
Average: 21:34
2022 1st 🥇
Region 2 (AAAAA)
Average: 21:19
2021 2nd 🥈
Region 2 (AAAAA)
Average: 22:17
2020 2nd 🥈
Region 2 (AAAAA)
Average: 21:44
2019 2nd 🥈
Region 2 (AAAAA)
Average: 21:43
2018 2nd 🥈
Region 2 (AAAAA)
Average: 21:53
2017 1st 🥇
Region 2 (AAAAA)
Average: 21:12
2014 2nd 🥈
Region 2 (AAAAA)
Average: 22:32
2013 3rd 🥉
Region 2 (AAAAA)
Average: 22:45
1997
1st 🥇
1996
1st 🥇
Consistent Excellence: The girls team has earned 11 top-3 finishes since 2013, including back-to-back championships in 2022-2023. Their fastest team average of 21:12 in 2017 showcases the program's elite level performance.

Individual All-Region Honors

Boys Individual 1st Team All Region
2023 Season
2nd Place Luke Thornton - 16:25.08
4th Place Tyler Marshall - 16:42.20
6th Place Gavin Robinson - 16:44.63
2022 Season
2nd Place Austin Sullivan - 16:46.34
3rd Place Kyle Whipple - 16:48.25
4th Place Luke Thornton - 16:49.14
6th Place Tyler Marshall - 17:02.09
2021 Season
5th Place Kyle Whipple - 17:21.00
2020 Season
4th Place Kyle Whipple - 17:01.21
5th Place Justus Boyd - 17:01.25
2017 Season
5th Place Eli Boland - 17:45.00
2015 Season
3rd Place Ethan Oulsnam - 16:45.00

2nd Luke Thornton
16:25.08
4th Tyler Marshall
16:42.20
6th Gavin Robinson
16:44.63

2nd Austin Sullivan
16:46.34
3rd Kyle Whipple
16:48.25
4th Luke Thornton
16:49.14
6th Tyler Marshall
17:02.09

2021
5th Kyle Whipple - 17:21.00
2020
4th Kyle Whipple - 17:01.21
5th Justus Boyd - 17:01.25
2017
5th Eli Boland - 17:45.00
2015
3rd Ethan Oulsnam - 16:45.00
Outstanding Individual Excellence: Jones County has produced 13 first-team all-region selections from 2015-2023, with multiple athletes earning honors in consecutive years. The 2022 season stands out with 4 athletes selected.
Girls Individual 1st Team All Region
2023 Season
2nd Place Lilly Palmer - 20:30.13
3rd Place Isabella Sanchez - 20:42.64
4th Place Addison Robinson - 21:27.54
5th Place Camryn Wommack - 21:46.34
2022 Season
1st Place 🥇 Camryn Wommack - 20:24.59
2nd Place Addison Robinson - 20:42.59
3rd Place Lilly Palmer - 21:11.94
4th Place Katlin Malone - 21:59.79
5th Place Anna Grace Hinton - 22:18.07
2021 Season
3rd Place Camryn Wommack - 21:15.58
4th Place Katlin Malone - 21:19.62
2020 Season
1st Place 🥇 Laney Doster - 19:09.30
7th Place Mariah Hunter - 21:46.92
2019 Season
2nd Place Laney Doster - 19:19.67
7th Place Mariah Hunter - 21:41.84
2018 Season
2nd Place Laney Doster - 20:14.79
3rd Place Erin Leonard - 20:32.47
2017 Season
1st Place 🥇 Erin Leonard - 18:25.62
2nd Place Laney Doster - 19:36.93
2016 Season
1st Place 🥇 Erin Leonard - 18:22.55
6th Place Kaitlyn Holder - 20:37.68
7th Place Frannie Pittman - 20:39.31
2015 Season
1st Place 🥇 Erin Leonard - 19:21.66
2nd Place Kate Boland - 19:31.12
5th Place Kaitlyn Holder - 21:03.75
2014 Season
2nd Place Kate Boland - 21:02.00

2nd Lilly Palmer
20:30.13
3rd Isabella Sanchez
20:42.64
4th Addison Robinson
21:27.54
5th Camryn Wommack
21:46.34

1st 🥇 Camryn Wommack
20:24.59
2nd Addison Robinson
20:42.59
3rd Lilly Palmer
21:11.94
4th Katlin Malone
21:59.79
5th Anna Grace Hinton
22:18.07

2021
3rd Camryn Wommack - 21:15.58
4th Katlin Malone - 21:19.62
2020
1st 🥇 Laney Doster - 19:09.30
7th Mariah Hunter - 21:46.92
2019
2nd Laney Doster - 19:19.67
7th Mariah Hunter - 21:41.84
2018
2nd Laney Doster - 20:14.79
3rd Erin Leonard - 20:32.47
2017
1st 🥇 Erin Leonard - 18:25.62
2nd Laney Doster - 19:36.93

2016
1st 🥇 Erin Leonard - 18:22.55
6th Kaitlyn Holder - 20:37.68
7th Frannie Pittman - 20:39.31
2015
1st 🥇 Erin Leonard - 19:21.66
2nd Kate Boland - 19:31.12
5th Kaitlyn Holder - 21:03.75
2014
2nd Kate Boland - 21:02.00
Exceptional Individual Achievement: Jones County girls have earned 31 first-team all-region selections from 2014-2023, including 6 region individual champions. Erin Leonard's record-setting 18:22.55 in 2016 remains a program benchmark.
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