Notable Achievements

USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country All-Americans

Top 25 finisher earns JO All-American honors

2022

• • Ella Alberici, 12th place, 11-12 girls

  • Reese Vagedes, 14th place, 11-12 girls

  • 11-12 Girls 6th place team - Ella Alberici, Reese Vagedes, Linden Donner, Caroline Bold, Maisie Wilderspin, Bella Salvatore

2021

• Reese Vagedes, 16th place, 9-10 girls

2020

• • Ella Alberici, 18th place, 9-10 girls

  • Tommy Latham, 2nd place, 13-14 boys

  • Lee McAbee, 12th place, 17-18 boys

2018

• • Ella Alberici, 25th place, 8 & under girls

2017

• • Jacob Grant, 21st place, 8 & under boys

2016

• • Clara Heppner, 9th place, 11-12 girls

  • Heidi Heppner, 6th place, 9-10 girls

  • James Reed, 15th place, 8 & under boys

2015

• Brynn Schlaupitz, 7th place, 8 & under girls

2014

• • Heidi Heppner, 19th place, 8 & under girls

AAU National Cross Country

Top 25 finishers. Note that the top 8 earn All American

2022

• • Ella Alberici, 4th place, 11-12 girls

  • Reese Vagedes, 5th place, 11-12 girls

  • 11-12 Girls 2nd place team - Ella Alberici, Reese Vagedes, Caroline Bold, Linden Donner, Maisie Wilderspin, Sloan Robers

2020

• • Ella Alberici, 14th place, 10 yr old girls 

  • Tommy Latham, 5th place, 14 year old boys All American

  • Emery Donner, 3rd place, 6 & under girls All American

2018

• • Claire Shelton, 15th place, 13 yr old girls National Medalist

2015

• • Brynn Schlaupitz, 5th place, 8 yr old girls All American

  • Joey Vos, 3rd place, 11 yr old boys All American

USATF Junior Olympic Track and Field All-Americans

Top 8 finisher earns JO All-American honors

2021

• Claire Shelton, 3rd place, 1500m, 15-16 girls

• Claire Shelton, 4th place, 3000m, 15-16 girls

2016

• • Clara Heppner, 4th place, 3000m, 11-12 girls

  • Heidi Heppner, 7th place, 1500m, 9-10 girls

College Scholarships

• • Emma Rose Bagwell - University of Georgia 2018

  • Faith Bobak - Kennesaw State University 2020

  • Sam Bowers - University of Georgia 2018

  • Robert Chappell - United States Military Academy (West Point) 2018

  • John Fravel - Mercer University 2016 / Appalachian State University 2017

  • Maddie Heller - University of Georgia 2017

  • Clara Heppner - Florida State University 2023

  • Jack Hoben - Samford University 2019

  • Alexa Hoppenfeld - University of Georgia 2023

  • Ryan Hoppenfeld - Kennesaw State University 2023

  • Alicia Johnson - Kennesaw State University 2017

  • Nick Lyon - Hamilton College 2018

  • Liliana Martinez - University of Louisville 2020 (walk on)

  • Ben McCoy - Brown University 2017

  • Bryce Meyer - Milligan College 2017

  • Dru Milton - University of Georgia 2018

  • Hannah Miniutti - University of Colorado 2021

  • Jack Rhodes - Georgia College & State University 2019

  • Claire Shelton - Georgia Institute of Technology 2024

  • Davis Tardif - California Institute of Technology 2017

  • Rachel Thorne - Georgia Institute of Technology 2014

Gatorade State High School Players Of The Year

The Gatorade State Player of the Year award was established in 1985 to recognize the nation’s most outstanding high school student-athletes for their athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character. 

• 2022-2023 Cross Country - Tommy Latham (Marist School)

• 2017-2018 Cross Country - Sam Bowers (Milton High School)

• 2019-2020 Cross Country - Hannah Miniutti (Blessed Trinity High School)

Georgia State Road Race Records

• • Website

  • Hayden Marshall, Marathon (14-15 Male) 3:33.35, 2017 Suwanee Marathon

Georgia High School (GHSA) State Cross Country Championships

Throughout the years Alpha Crush athletes have excelled at the high school level.  Here is one example:

2017

• • There were 42 Alpha Crush athletes representing 13 high schools.

  • https://www.ghsa.net/2017-2018-ghsa-cross-country-qualifiers

Riverwood

• • Hoppenfield, Eli

Fellowship Christian

• • Rickheim, Liv

  • Rickheim, Sami

Pickens

• • Bobak, Faith

Blessed Trinity

• • Mancini, James

  • Rogers, Reagan

Blessed Trinity

• • Bagwell, Emma Rose

  • Hyser, Carleigh

  • Ellis, Ariel

  • Miniutti, Hannah

  • Cole, Erin

Pope

• • Mateo, Axel

Cambridge

• • Phelps, Chloe

  • Filipek, Isabel

  • Paskins, Chloe

  • Beck, Clarissa

  • Hirschi, Afton

  • Morgan, Maggie

Cambridge

• • Donovan, Jack

  • Knapp, William

  • Schaich, Adam

Johns Creek

• • Blank, Dani

Alpharetta

• • Johnson, Alicia

  • Fairlie, Emma

  • Martin, Taylor

Alpharetta

• • Chappell, Robert

  • Rager, Sean

  • Song, Jason

Milton

• • Bowers, Sam

  • Milton, Dru

  • Marshall, Hayden

  • Harman, Cam

South Forsyth

• • McLean, Katelyn

Milton

• • Wagner, Faith

  • Bowers, Emily

  • Lenox, Samantha

  • Nichols, Audrey

Lambert

• • Bekele, Lucas

Lambert

• • Sherman, Elly

West Forsyth

• • Lyon, Nick

Mill Creek

• • Pelland, Brian

  • Pelland, Luke

2016

• • https://www.ghsa.net/2016-2017-ghsa-cross-country-qualifiers