🏆 Championships 🏆
Celebrating our champions and championship tradition
State Champions
🏆 GEORGIA STATE CHAMPIONS 🏆
2017 AAAAA Champion
Erin Leonard
Classification: AAAAA (Highest Level)
Achievement: Individual State Championship
2016 AAAAA Champion
Erin Leonard
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 🥇🥇🥉 2025 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM 🥉
Boys AAAA Cross Country State Championships
3rd Place Team Finish
Team Score: 130 (7+20+29+34+40)
Average Team Time: 17:03 | 1-5 Split: 0:54
Outstanding podium finish at the GHSA State Championships
Team Results & Individual Finishes
Top 5 Scorers
| Luke Thornton (12) | 16:29.95 | 7th |
| Gavin Robinson (12) | 16:56.12 | 20th |
| Clay Lacy (12) | 17:09.54 | 29th |
| Grady Newby (12) | 17:17.30 | 34th |
| Shaun Williams (12) | 17:24.81 | 40th |
Alternates
| Tyler Marshall (12) | 17:31.96 | 46th |
| Rylan Fuller (11) | 18:01.96 | 72nd |
Championship Achievement
The 2025 boys team achieved an exceptional 3rd place podium finish at the Georgia AAAA State Championships, led by Luke Thornton's outstanding 7th place individual performance. With six seniors and a tight 54-second 1-5 split, this team demonstrated the depth and pack running that defines championship-caliber cross country.
2025 State Team
Podium finish representing Jones County at the state level
🏆 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 5 Scorers
| Kyle Whipple | 15th |
| Josh Barber | 41st |
| Luke Thornton | 46th |
| Gavin Robinson | 52nd |
| Austin Sullivan | 54th |
Alternates
| 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 Team
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 🥇 | - |
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 🥇 | - |
Individual All-Region Honors
Boys Individual 1st Team All Region
2023 Season
2022 Season
2021 Season
2020 Season
2017 Season
2015 Season
16:25.08
16:42.20
16:44.63
16:46.34
16:48.25
16:49.14
17:02.09
2021
5th Kyle Whipple - 17:21.002020
2017
5th Eli Boland - 17:45.002015
3rd Ethan Oulsnam - 16:45.00Girls Individual 1st Team All Region
2023 Season
2022 Season
2021 Season
2020 Season
2019 Season
2018 Season
2017 Season
2016 Season
2015 Season
2014 Season
20:30.13
20:42.64
21:27.54
21:46.34
20:24.59
20:42.59
21:11.94
21:59.79
22:18.07