Cross-Country Compiled by Jason Butt

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BOYS’ ATHLETE OF THE YEAR GIRLS’ ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Louis Colson Caroline Alcorta Edison / Sr. Colson won all of his metro area meets and invitationals this season, capped with a West Springfield / Sr. A three-time cross-country All-Met, Alcorta went undefeated through the Virginia 5A state championship with a time of 15:06. He won the Oatlands Invitational, setting a 2013 season. She won the Foot Locker South race in Charlotte (16:55) and claimed the Virginia 6A course record with a 15:16, and placed fourth at the Foot Locker South region race (14:50) to state championship, setting a state course record at Great Meadow in The Plains with a time of qualify for nationals in San Diego. Colson also won the Monroe Parker Invitational (14:43) and took 17:13. She became the third-best all-time performer at the Burke Lake course (2.98 miles) with a first in the Virginia 5A Conference 13 championships (14:42), tying the Edison school record at time of 16:31. Early in the season, she notched wins at the Monroe Parker Invitational (16:51) and Burke Lake in the process. Will run track and cross-country at Harvard. the Maymont X-Country Festival (17:55). Will run for North Carolina next year.

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Alex Corbett Tai Dinger Ryan Forsyth Mackenzie Haight Sarah Angell Hannah Christen Allie Klimkiewicz Katie Kunc Lake Braddock / Jr. St. Albans / Sr. Severna Park / Sr. Marshall / Sr. Washington-Lee / Sr. Lake Braddock / Sr. Oakton / Jr. Lake Braddock / Sr. Was the Virginia 6A state Finished eighth at Foot Ran a 15:41 at the Placed fifth at Foot Locker Won the Va. Conference 6 Virginia 6A runner-up Virginia 6A Conference 5 Finished third at the runner-up in The Plains Locker Northeast (15:40), Maryland 4A state meet South (14:51), which championship and (17:52) placed fifth at the champion finished fourth Virginia 6A state meet with a time of 15 minutes qualifying for the national to win the individual title. qualified him for the finished fifth at the Foot Locker South race at the 6A state meet with a time of 17:59. 35 seconds. Ran a 15:39 race. Also won his second Led Maryland to a win in national race. Ran a Virginia 6A state meet (17:15), to qualify for (18:01). Placed 12th at Qualified for Foot Locker at the MileStat.com consecutive IAC title the Battle of the Potomac 15:05 at the Monroe (18:18). Will run at nationals. Committed to the Foot Locker South Nationals by finishing Invitational in October. (15:55). race with a 16:14. Parker Invitational. Harvard. North Carolina. race (17:34). sixth with a time of 17:16.

Andrew Hunter John Stoney Chase Weaverling Nora McUmber Shreya Nalubola Megan Wilson Loudoun Valley / So. Oakton / Sr. Poolesville / Sr. Bethesda-Chevy Chase / Jr. Centennial / Jr. Sidwell Friends / Sr. Was the Virginia 3A state Won the Virginia 6A state Ran a 15:42 to win the Won the Nike Cross Won the Maryland 3A Won DCSSA title (19:46). champion with a 15:37. title (15:24) and the 6A Maryland 2A state title. Southeast race (17:34). state meet (18:41), Won the Maryland and Ran a 15:53 at the North region title (14:54 Placed 11th at the Foot Was second in the Md. 4A helping Centennial win a Washington, D.C. Private Oatlands Invitational. at Burke Lake). Placed Locker Northeast region state meet (18:52). team title. Won the Doc Schools Cross-Country Placed 16th at Foot 22nd at Foot Locker race (15:41.3). Committed Finished 48th at Nike Cross Jones Invitational (19:44) Championships (18:27). Locker South (15:09). South (15:15). to Virginia. Nationals (18:22). in October. Committed to Stanford.

SECOND TEAM HONORABLE MENTION SECOND TEAM HONORABLE MENTION Player School Yr. Owen Buck, West Springfield, So.; Dillon Cooley, Severna Park, Sr.; Collin Crilly, Good Player School Yr. Asia Amis, Wilson, So.; Claire Beautz, Poolesville, Jr.; Lauren Berman, Robinson, Jr.; Counsel, Sr.; Bobby Dunn, Centreville, Jr.; David Eisenhauer, Wilde Lake, Jr.; Brady Carly Bunting, South River , Sr.; Sonya Butseva, Lake Braddock, So.; Sophie El Masry, Biruk Amare Lee Sr. Guertin, Stone Bridge, Sr.; Aaron Hill, Battlefield, Sr.; Chris Hoyle, Gonzaga, Sr.; Saige Cisler Battlefield Fr. Richard Montgomery, So.; Jillian Everly, Osbourn Park, Jr.; Emma Gillies, Woodgrove, Adam Huff, Chantilly, Sr.; Alec Jones, South County, Sr.; Kevin Jones, Lake So.; Hayley Jackson, Patuxent, Fr.; Kiernan Keller, Walter Johnson, Jr.; Casey Braddock, Sr.; Dustin Jutras, Robinson, Sr.; Ryan Miller, Battlefield, Sr.; Brent Kendall, Oakton, Fr.; Kara Kendall, Oakton, Jr.; Bailey Kolonich, Lee, Sr.; Allison Krein, Danniel Belay Gaithersburg Sr. Musselman, South River, Sr.; Johnny Pace, Westfield, Jr.; Kevin Pulliam, Gonzaga, Hailey Dougherty Oakton Sr. River Hill, Jr.; Ellie Leape, Sidwell Friends, Fr.; Rachel McArthur, Patriot, Fr.; Lucie Sr.; Tommy Reese, St. John’s , Sr.; Hale Ross, Potomac School, Sr.; Nathan Schulte, Noall, Clarksburg, Jr.; Leya Salis, Oakton, Fr.; Macey Schweikert, Robinson, Sr.; Rhys Burgett Severna Park Jr. Robinson, Sr.; Ryan Thompson, Osbourn Park, Sr.; John Tolbert, Robinson, Sr.; Kyle Sara Freix Westfield So. Jordan Selby, Washington-Lee, Sr.; Karli Smiraglia, Reservoir, Sr.; Haley Stumvoll, Weinberg, Osbourn Park, Sr.; Justin Wilkens, Battlefield, Sr.; Joshua Wilkins, Bowie, Jefferson, Jr.; Amanda Swaak, Madison, Jr.; Anna Wasko, Tuscarora , Jr.; Morgan Nickolas Causey Osbourn Park Sr. Sr.; Evan Woods, Whitman, Jr.; Diego Zarate, Northwest, Jr. Katie Genuario West Potomac Sr. Wittrock, Madison, So. Matthew Calem Madison Sr. Xaveria Hawvermale Chantilly Jr. Dakota Lange Chantilly Jr. Georgetown Emily Kaplan Jr. Ryan McGorty Chantilly Jr. Visitation Katie Kennedy West Springfield Sr.

COACH OF THE YEAR COACH OF THE YEAR Matt Gilchrist Chantilly Alisa Byers Oakton After losing his top three runners from the 2012 cross-country season, which concluded Guided Oakton’s girls’ team to its first state championship. The Cougars placed five with the school’s first boys’ state championship, Gilchrist coached the Chargers to a runners in the top 26 in the Virginia 6A state meet. Byers also coached boys’ runner John second consecutive title. Won this year’s state championship by two points over Lake Stoney to a first-place individual finish. Braddock.

About All-Met 6 MORE ONLINE at ALLMETSPORTS.com Coaches from more than 200 schools in the Washington area were invited to nominate top athletes from their sports. Selections were made by the Post’s High School staff, including Jason Butt, Chelsea Janes, Jacqueline Kantor, Tariq Lee, Joey ATHLETE INTERVIEWS: The Post’s high BEHIND THE SCENES: The Post’s Ricky VOTE FOR THE PLAY OF THE YEAR: All year, The Post has LoMonaco, Brandon Parker, Tom school reporters sit down with each of the fall Carioti photographs the All-Met players of compiled video of the top high school football plays. The list players of their year to discuss their seasons the year and football first-team offense and has been narrowed down to 14. Vote for your favorite and Schad and Roman Stubbs. and what it means to be named an All-Met. defense at Cardozo High School. see Tuesday which play is selected as the play of the year.