The 6-foot, 145-pound junior won the Class 6A state meet this past season with a time of 15:50.28, breaking the tape 9.13 seconds ahead of his next-closest competitor and leading the Bulldogs to a second-place finish as a team. Unbeaten against in-state competition, Betts earned Third Team All-South Region honors by finishing 36th at the Eastbay South Regional Championships and he ran a state-best time of 15:23 at the national Garmin RunningLane Cross Country Championships Silver race.
Betts has maintained a 3.68 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.
Betts has volunteered locally as a member of the Fayetteville High Dawg Crew, a student-leadership club that helps with freshman orientation. He has also donated his time to the Special Olympics and he’s active member of his church community.