All-County Cross Country team bios
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Alec Young
Oxford • Jr., 5-9, 125
Parents: Alana and Dawn Young
Stats:Young was consistently the Yellow Jackets’ fastest runner this past season. He placed first at the Waffle House/Yellow Jacket Invitational and 10th at the Class 2A, Section Meet.
Jacob Schywn
Oxford • Jr., 5-11, 140
Parents:Bob and Lisa Schwyn
Stats: Schywn took home the crown at the Calhoun County cross country meet, besting all finishers with an impressive time of 17:09.
Dexter Vernon
Pleasant Valley • Sr., 5-11, 155
Parents: Chris and Bridgette Vernon
Stats: Vernon placed fifth in the county meet (17:55) then turned around and bested that mark by six seconds at the Class 1A-2A state meet to finish 14th.
Ben Pryor
Jacksonville • Jr., 5-6, 132
Parents: Darlene Pryor
Stats: Pryor was sixth in the county meet and ran an 18:02 in the Class 4A state meet in Moulton, good enough for a ninth-place finish.
Landon Delozier
Oxford • Jr., 6-0, 150
Parents: Matt and Hollie Delozier
Stats: Delozier was second behind Schwyn at the county meet with a 17:29.
Matthew Bonds
Pleasant Valley • So., 5-9, 145
Parents: Joel and Dana Bonds
Stats: Bonds was third with a time of 17:42 at the county meet. He shaved 28 seconds off that time to place fourth at the state meet with a 17:18, the fastest time among all Calhoun County participants at the state level.
 
Ben Alexander
White Plains • Sr., 5-10, 148
Parents: Dennis and Rhonda Green
Stats: Alexander placed fourth in the Calhoun County meet with a time of 17:43 and placed 14th overall at the Class 3A state meet with a 17:49.
Todd Kirk
Pleasant Valley • Jr., 6-0, 150
Parents: Jeremy and Carrie Kirk
Stats:Kirk ran an 18:34 in the county meet but turned in a 17:58 at the state meet to finish 15th overall.
 


Cori Green
Oxford • Jr., 5-4
Parents: Joni and James Green
Stats: Green led the charge for the Lady Jackets as they captured the championship at the 2011 Calhoun County cross country meet, finishing in first place with a time of 20:59.
Kaitlyn Dawson
Pleasant Valley • So., 5-3
Parents: David and Stephanie Benefield
Stats: Dawson was second in the county meet with a time of 21:12 but put her best foot forward at the Class 1A-2A state meet in Moulton where she ran a 20:45.70 to place seventh overall.
Ashley Lloyd
Oxford • 7th, 5-2
Parents: Ray and Amy Lloyd
Stats: Lloyd was one of a slew of young and talented runners for the Lady Yellow Jackets this past fall, finishing third in the Calhoun County meet with a 22:00.
Tiffany Williams
Pleasant Valley • Fr., 5-3
Parents: Nunnally and Vanessa Williams
Stats: Williams was fifth in the county meet with a 22:02 but shaved almost a minute off her time to finish in the top 15 at the state meet with a time of 21:09.
Amber Dempsey
Oxford • 7th, 5-2
Parents: Christy and Bryan Dempsey
Stats:Dempsey placed fourth in the county meet at Oxford Lake, quite the feat for a seventh-grader.
Alex Green
Oxford • 8th, 5-1
Parents: Joni and James Green
Stats: Cori Green’s younger sister, Alex, did the family proud, placing sixth in the county meet, running a 22:39.
 
 
Kaylee Smith
Pleasant Valley • So., 5-7
Parents: Scotty and Donna Smith
Stats:Smith was seventh in the county meet and added a top 10 finish, placing eighth at the Waffle House/Oxford Invitational meet.
 
 
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