AVC ALUMNI
Several of our athletes have gone on to compete at the college level. Here is a list of who and where.
University of
Mississippi
* 2001 - Brandie Plyler - 2-time 2A State Champion with Overall State Record (11'10"), 2-time MOC Champion.
* 2006 - Whitney Cothren - 2005 MOC Runner-up with (12'00")' personal best of (12'01")
Arkansas
State University
* 2005 - Jeremy Willis - 5A State Champion, MOC Champion, Nike All-American with (16'02.5").
* 2007 - Jennifer Day - Texas State 3A Outdoor State Meet Runner-up with a personal best of (11'06").
* 2008 - Stephanie Foreman 4-time State 5A Indoor Champ and record (13'01.5"), 2-time State 6A State Outdoor Champion and over-all record (13'06.25"), MOC Champion '08, 3-time NIKE All-American
* 2008 - Staci Yahn 4-time 3A State Indoor State Champion 2- time MOC Champion with personal best of (12'05").
* 2008 - John Ellis 2-time 2A State Outdoor Champion, State 2A Indoor Champ '08 with a personal best of (15'02").
* 2012 - Laikin Burroughs 5A-7A Indoor State Runner-up, 6A State Champ (10'08"). Personal Best of (11'00")
* 2014 - Justin Lewis 6A South Champion '13, 6A State Runner-up. Personal Best of 15'01"
*2016 - Sarah Michael 6A State Champ, Meet of Champs Champion (12'07")
*2020 - Trace South - 4A Indoor State Champ, personal best (16'00")
Lindenwood
University
* 2011 - Clare Buckman - Personal best of (11'05")
University of
Louisianna Lafayette
* 2017 - Matthew Standridge - 1A-4A State Indoor Champion, 2-time 1A State Outdoor Champion & Record with a personal best of (16'00.75")
University of
Georgia
* 2019 - Haze Farmer - 6A State Meet Champion, 5A State Meet Champion, 2 time Meet of Champs Champion, Overall State Meet Record Holder (17'03.25"), 2 time State Indoor Champion, personal best of (17'07")
Kansas University
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* 2023 - Mason Meinershagen - Personal best of 13'02.25"
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Missouri Southern State University
* 2003 - Russell Ellis - 2A State Champion, 1A-4A State Indoor Champ, personal best of (14'6")
*2018 - Lauren Sutherland - 7A State Runner-up, personal best (12'00")
*2020- - Mackenzie Moring - 5A State Indoor Champ, personal best (11'06")
Princeton
University
* 2006 - Chad Faulkner - Indoor and Outdoor State Runner-up, Meet of Champs runner up with personal best of (16'00").
Penn State
University
* 2008 - Jason Pelletier - 2-time State 7A Outdoor Champion, 2-time Meet of Champs Champion, State Indoor Champion '08, NIKE Indoor Nationals Champ '08 with a personal best of (16'10.25"), 3-time NIKE All-American.
Hendrix
College
* 2012 - Jordan Barrett 2-time 6A State Runner-up. Personal Best of 15'01".
Oral Roberts
University
* 2013 - Justin Estala - 2-time 4A State Champ and 2-time Indoor State Champ with a personal best of (16'07.5")
Southwest Baptist
University
* 2017 - Lena'e Henderson - Personal best of (10'00")
Southern Arkansas
University
* 2021 - Payton Fleeman - Personal best of (10'08")
* 2022 - Emilee Bates - Personal best of (11'00")
Northwestern State University Louisiana
* 2022 - Peyten Ware - 3A State Champion in Louisiana with personal best of (12'00")
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Southern Nazarene
University
* 2003 - Thomas Brooks - 2-time 3A State Champion, personal best of 15'00"
* 2010 - Scott Irvin - Personal best (14'06")
Univerity of Arkansas
Little Rock
* 2006 - Derrik Womack - State 3A Outdoor Champion with personal best of (15'01").
* 2006 - Heath Morphew - State 3A Indoor Champion with personal best of 15'06.5".
* 2007 - Sheena Howell - 3-time State 2A Outdoor Champion with a personal best of (10'06").
* 2021 - Hunter Johnson - State 5A Champion with a personal best of (16'04.75")
* 2022 - Sutton Manatt - State 5A Indoor Champion, MOC Champion with personal best of 15'07"
University of
Central Arkansas
* 2009 - McKinley Rea State 5A-7A Indoor Champion '09, 2-time
State Outdoor Champion with a personal best of 12'07"
*2009 - Ryan Kotch State 5A-7A Indoor Runner-up '09, State Outdoor Champion '09 with a personal best of (15'08")
*2009 - Daniel Reese State 1A-4A Indoor Champion '09, 2-time State Outdoor Champion with a personal best of (15'08")
* 2012 - Ben Jordan Personal Best of (15'01" )
* 2018 - Thomas Hutchison 2-time 5A State Champ, personal best (15'02")
*2020 - Parker Benefield - 6A State Indoor Champ, personal best (14'07")
*2020 - Tannar Moix - 6A Indoor State bronze medalist, personal best (14'06")
*2020 -Lani Lanier - personal best (11'02")
University of
South Dakota
* 2016 - Nick Johnson - 3 time 6A State Meet Champion, Meet of Champs Champion, Overall State Meet Record Holder (17'03"), 2 time State Indoor Champion, personal best of (17'06.5")
University of
Arkansas
* 2004 - Stephanie Irwin - 3-time 2A State Champion, 3-time MOC Champion with Overall State Record (12'06")
* 2007 - Spencer McCorkel - 3-time State 5A Indoor Champ and Record (17'00.75"), State 5A Outdoor Champ and Record (16'08"), MOC Champion, State All-Time Best and 2007 National Leader (17'09") and National Jr. Class Indoor Record with (17'03.5") NIKE Outdoor National Champ '07. 5-time NIKE All-American
* 2007 - Mallory Lawrence - 2-time State Outdoor Champion and 7A Outdoor State Meet Record Holder (12'10")
* 2010 - Samuel Ewing 6A State Outdoor Record (16'08.75) , Meet of Champs Record (16'07.25), State 5A-7A Indoor Record (17'01")
* 2011 - Andrew Irwin 2- time 2A State Outdoor Champion, State 1A-4A Indoor State Champion '11 and record (17'04.5"), National Jr. Class Indoor Record '10 (17'06.25"), Meet of Champs record (17'01"), NIKE Indoor Nationals Runner-up '10, New Balance Outdoor Nationals Runner-up '10, New Balance Indoor Nationals Champion '11. National Indoor Record (17'09.25")
*2013 - Trey Wyatt 2-time 5A State Champ, State 5A-7A Indoor Champ with a personal best of (16'00.75")
*2013 - Kyle Wyatt 2-time 5A State Champ, State 5A-7A Indoor Champ, MOC Champion with a personal best of (16'01.75")
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*2015 - Lexi Weeks 2-time 7A State Champ and Record (14'00"), 3-time Meet of Champs Champion and Record (14'02"), Broke High School Indoor National Record (14'03.25"), High School Outdoor National Record and American Junior Record (14'07.5")
*2015 - Tori Weeks 7A State Champ, 2-time Indoor State Champ and Record (13'06"), New Balance Outdoor Nationals Champion (13'07.25"), Great Southwest Classic Champion and Record (14'01"), High School National Indoor Record (14'04")
*2016 - Genna Potter Personal Best of (11'02")
*2019 - Edie Murray 3-time State Indoor Champion, 3-time State Outdoor Champion, 2-time Meet of Champs Champion, 6A State Meet Record (13'03.25"), Personal Best of (13'06.5")
*2020 - Rhett Nelson - 3-time 1A State Champ, State Meet Record 16'00", 2-time State Indoor Champ, 2019 Millrose games runner-up with (17'02.75")
University of Louisiana
Monroe
* 2011 - Kirby Newcomb - 2-time 6A State Champ with a personal best of (11'06")
University of
South Carolina
* 2021 - Carson Lenser - 5A Indoor State Champion. Personal best of (17'00")
Pitt State
University
* 2022 - Britton Gage - 3 time 4A State Champion with a personal best of (15'00")
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Rhodes College
* 2018 - Grace Cole - 6A State Runner-up, personal best (11'07.25")
Culver Stockton College
* 2021 - Mahayla Swayze - Personal best of (11'00")
University
of Texas
Arlington
* 2023 - Sophia Allen - 3 time 5A State Champion, 2 time State Indoor Champion with a personal best of (12'00")
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