E.A. Sports Today

All-County XC

Jacksonville’s Mathis, Sloughfy runners of the year. Oxford’s Delozier, Alexandria’s Wilson coaches of the year.

Cover photo: Jacksonville freshman Rachel Sloughfy (left) is the 2025 East Alabama Sports Today All-Calhoun County girls’ cross country runner of the year, after winning county and sectional titles and finishing 12th in the Class 5A state meet. Jacksonville’s Rua Mathis takes top honors among boys, having won county and sectional titles and finishing third at state. (Photos by Joe Medley/East Alabama Sports Today)

2025 All-Calhoun County XC Teams

Editor’s note: All-Calhoun County cross country teams are determined at the annual county meet, with the top 15 boys and top 15 girls qualifying. Runners and coaches of the year also factor in postseason outcomes.

BOYS ALL-CALHOUN COUNTY TEAM

Runner of the year: Rua Mathis, Jacksonville.
(First at county and sectional, third at state)
Coach of the year: Landon Delozier, Oxford.
(First at county, second at sectional, fourth at state)

Top 15 at the Calhoun County meet
1. Rua Mathis (Jacksonville) 15:54.20
2. Jayden Phelps (Alexandria) 16:06.53
3. Hunter Hartwell (Oxford) 16:11.26
4. Case Payne (Oxford) 16:39.42
5. Phil Copeland (Oxford) 16:41.39
6. Jude Somers (Oxford) 16:44.18
7. Matt Tippets (Oxford) 16:56.60
8. Jaiden Garcia (White Plains) 16:59.35
9. Quinn Weaver (Jacksonville) 17:14.09
10. Sawyer Conn (White Plains) 17:20.56
11. Silas Strickland (White Plains) 17:29.34
12. Christian Sotelo (White Plains) 17:39.95
13. Dave Copeland (Oxford) 17:40.35
14. Jovany Gutierrez (White Plains) 17:50.89
15. Zayden Pearson (White Plains) 17:53.09

The boys’ 2025 All-Calhoun County cross country team. (Photo by Joe Medley/East Alabama Sports Today)

GIRLS’ ALL-CALHOUN COUNTY TEAM

Runner of the year: Rachel Sloughfy, Jacksonville.
(First at county and sectional, 12th at state)
Coach of the year: Kevin Wilson, Alexandria.
(Won county, second at sectional, fifth at state)

Top 15 at the Calhoun County meet
1. Rachel Sloughfy (Jacksonville) 19:32.41
2. JoJo Watson (Alexandria) 19:54.30
3. Kammy Buchanan (Alexandria) 20:09.06
4. Caitlyn McVay (Oxford) 20:25.68
5. Claire McFarland (Alexandria) 20:38.35
6. Gracie Easterling (Jacksonville) 20:46.91
7. Samantha Lee (Oxford) 21:13.00
8. Emerson Newton (White Plains) 21:40.20
9. Mattie Todd (Piedmont) 22:08.63
10. Liberty Lewis (Anniston) 22:10.85
11. Annabelle Lamberth (Oxford) 22:26.08
12. Abby Cole (Piedmont) 22:39.02
13. Shelby Wilkins (White Plains) 22:47.09
14. Everleigh Cobb (Alexandria) 22:48.43
15. Miranda Alvarez (Oxford) 22:54.71

The girls’ 2025 All-Calhoun County cross country team. (Photo by Joe Medley/East Alabama Sports Today)

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