2023 GHSA AAA State Runners-Up (Boys); Girls Finish Program-Best 8th

The 2023 Lumpkin County High School Cross Country season came to an end with record breaking performances from both the boys’ and girls’ teams. The boys posted a GHSA AAA State Runner-Up finish which is the best finish in school history while the girls secured 8th place matching the best finish in program history. The season included the first-ever Region Championship for the boys and the first time in school history that both teams finished in the top-10 in the state in the same year. Wyatt Windham (4th), Ben Sherrill (7th), Keli George (12th) and Sam Edwards (13th) each recorded top-15 individual finishes for LCHS.

Boys Win Region Championship!!; Both Teams Punch Ticket to Carrollton

Some gold is headed back to the Gold City! LCHS Boys Cross Country wins program’s first ever Region Championship edging No. 3 Wesleyan by a single point. The LCHS girls are also Carrollton-bound after finishing in a tie for third in a stacked Region that also has five teams ranked in the state’s top 10. The girls edged No. 10 Pickens by two points. Six runners earned All-Region honors by virtue of their top-14 finish: Wyatt Windham (2nd), Ben Sherrill (3rd), Sam Edwards (5th), Jackson Marling (12th), Hagen Glenn (14th) and Keli George (8th). Both teams edged runners in the final 100 meters to make school history!!