The 5-foot-9 sophomore distance runner won a second consecutive Class 6A individual state championship with a time of 18:18.40 this past season, leading the Yellow Jackets to second place as a team. The state's returning Gatorade Girls Cross Country Runne
Mattox has maintained a 3.92 GPA in the classroom.
A member of her school's student government and Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter, she has volunteered on behalf of her church's youth group as well as at Camp Jigsaw, a summer retreat for children on the autism spectrum.