Cross Country

Winfield Encore Athlete of the Month, Garrett Cooper!

Congratulations to the Winfield Encore Athlete of the Month, Garrett Cooper! Garrett is a senior athlete at Marion County High School. He is a member of the Track and Cross Country team and has ran on varsity for 6 years. Garrett has won the Track All-County, award, All-Section award, All-State Pole Vault, and 2nd and 3rd place in pole vault at the State Indoor track meet! After college, Garrett plans to attend the University of Alabama to study Architectural Engineering. He is the son of David and Joy Cooper.

Arab Encore Athlete of the Month, Branden Mendez.

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Congratulations to the Arab Encore Athlete of the Month, Branden Mendez! Branden is a multi-sport, Freshman athlete at Brindlee Mountain High School in Guntersville, AL. He has been on the varsity Cross Country team for 1 year, the Track and Field Team for 2 years, and has now started playing on the the Lions Varsity Basketball team. You will be able to find him on the court wearing the jersey number 40 this season. Branden has also won the All Country Cross Country award during his sports career. He is the son of Alfredo and Blanca Ruiz.

Hayden Encore Athletes of the Month, Payton McCaleb and Daniel McCain.

Congratulations to the Hayden Encore Athletes of the Month, Payton McCaleb and Daniel McCain! Both athletes are from Corner high school in Dora, Alabama.

Payton McCaleb is a multi-sport athlete in the 11th grade. She has been a member of the Lady Jacket’s Varsity Cross Country, Track, and Basketball teams for 3 years now. She has a 4.2 GPA and plans to attend college to major in medicine. Payton is the daughter of Kevin and Cindy McCaleb.

Daniel McCain is a senior athlete on the Yellow Jackets Cross Country and Track teams. He has been on the varsity team for 4 years now and has won many awards including 3rd place in the 2013 AHSAA State Track Meet, Top Five in the Cross Country County Meet (9th-12th), County MVP 2015 Outdoor Track. After graduation he plans to attend UAB to major in Civil Engineering. Daniel is the son of Chris and Kristie McCain.

Hamilton Clinic Athlete of the Month, Alana Loughrige

Congratulations to Alana Loughrige who was chosen as the Hamilton Clinic Athlete of the Month! Alana is a senior, multi-sport, athlete at Hamilton High School, who plays Volleyball and runs track/cross country. She has played varsity sports for 4 years now wears the jersey number 7. Alana is the daughter of Karin Holliday. Keep up the good work Alana and good luck during volleyball season!

Diamondhead Clinic Athlete of the Month, Nathan LaCroix.

Congratulations to Nathan LaCroix who was chosen as the Diamondhead Clinic Athlete of the Month! Nathan is a Junior, multi-sport, athlete at Hancock High School in Kiln, MS. He is a member of the Cross Country team and Soccer team. He wears the jersey number 19 and is also team captain for the Cross Country team. After his senior year, he plans to attend Ole Miss for Law. Nathan is the son of Kevin and Marie LaCroix. Keep up the good work, Nathan! Good Luck your Senior year!