Cross Country 2007-2008
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http://www.colonialtnf.com/
and check out the
official team schedule.
Scroll down to read about the meets!
Virginia State Champions
TJ boys cross country team
TJ girls cross country team
TJ Cross Country in the News:
- Jefferson's Boys Are Champs
- DigitalSports video of state champs (TJ is at 0:59 seconds)
- Jefferson runners remain out front
- Oakton's LoRusso wins, but this time he had company
| Schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Location |
| 9/8/07 | Frank Keyser Invitational | Boonesboro HS, Boonsboro, MD |
| 9/15/07 | Knights Crossing Invitational | Green Hill Park, Salem, VA |
| 9/19/07 | Langley, McLean, South Llakes | Cooper MS |
| 9/29/07 | Oatlands Invite | Leesburg, VA |
| 10/3/07 | Marshall, Madison, Langley | Cooper MS |
| 10/10/07 | Woodson, Stone Bridge, Langley | Oatlands Plantation, Leesburge VA |
| 10/13/07 | Glory Days Invitational | Bull Run Park, Manassas |
| 10/13/07 | Manhattan Invitational | New York |
| 10/17/07 | Liberty District JV Fesival | TBA |
| 10/25/07 | Liberty District | Burke Lake Park |
| 11/1/07 | Northern Regional | Burke Lake Park |
| 11/10/07 | State | Great Meadows |
Head Coach – Matt Ryan
Assistant Coach, girls – Denise Farley
Assistant Coach, boys – Ryan Jankowitz
Roster
| Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Grade | Name | Grade |
| Berger, Tristan | 9 | Bailey, Katherine | 9 |
| Bernstein, Aaron | 12 | Cauley, Natalie | 9 |
| Brameyer, James | 12 | Chiang, Linda | 9 |
| Brinton, Sam | 10 | Coad, Margaret | 9 |
| Catina, Jeff | 12 | Fleming, Connor | 12 |
| Cheung, Mark | 10 | French, Marie | 10 |
| Dalton, Will | 9 | Goeller, Diana | 11 |
| Davenport, Brian | 10 | Handley, Laura | 9 |
| Deng, Huanqi | 11 | Hansen, Julie | 10 |
| Deverakonda, Akshay | 9 | Henrehan, Sally | 10 |
| Dreo, Max | 11 | Im, Owen | 11 |
| Eggan, Elliott | 10 | Ivins-Okeef, Kelly | 9 |
| Esteban, Emilio | 9 | Jachowski, Holly | 9 |
| Galvin, Timmy | 11 | Jeffers, Olivia | 12 |
| Gates, Logan | 11 | Jiang, Nona | 12 |
| Heflin, Evan | 12 | Junta, Lisa | 9 |
| Housley, Astin | 9 | Kim, Jamie | 9 |
| Hsu, Jonathon | 9 | King, Elizabeth | 9 |
| Jachowski, Joey | 10 | Kirschner, Kelly | 10 |
| Jackson, Steven | 9 | Kleiber, Kaitlin | 12 |
| Keating, Patrick | 12 | Kuehn, Erica | 11 |
| Knepper, Luke | 12 | Kuprenas, Rachel | 9 |
| Kobayashi, Simon | 12 | Lee, Amber | 9 |
| Kremer, Michael | 11 | Leibowitz, Maren | 9 |
| Kusuma, Asa | 12 | Lin, Katherine | 9 |
| Landry, Brian | 12 | Lubsen, Natalie | 11 |
| Liu, Jinyu | 12 | Malka, Ronit | 9 |
| Maloney, Colin | 11 | Marzen, Stephanie | 9 |
| Manaker, William | 10 | O'Malley, Amanda | 9 |
| McGrath, William | 12 | Phillips, Eleanor-Kate | 12 |
| Mohamed, Liban | 12 | Ran, Kelly | 12 |
| Parr, Ben | 12 | Ryan, Kathleen | 11 |
| Phillips, Jonathan | 9 | Schirm, Janet | 9 |
| Pixa, Morgan | 10 | Schnept, Neesha | 11 |
| Prakash, Nikhil | 10 | Schwartz, Ariel | 12 |
| Rappaport, Ian | 10 | Underwood, Allison | 12 |
| Reiter, John | 9 | Watson, Sarah | 10 |
| Repetski, Trey | 11 | Yook, Kari | 12 |
| Simon, Alex | 11 | ||
| Skirlo, Scott | 11 | ||
| Sofinowski, Karl | 10 | ||
| Song, Philip | 9 | ||
| Stein, Joel | 11 | ||
| Stumvoll, Ryan | 11 | ||
| Tallapragada, Narendra | 11 | ||
| Tran, Timothy | 9 | ||
| Wang, Dennis | 10 | ||
| Warner, Evan | 12 | ||
| Warrington, Dave | 10 | ||
| Witko, Alexander | 11 | ||
| Wu, James | 10 | ||
| Ya, Jason | 10 | ||
| Youn, Seoup | 9 | ||
| Yu, Victor | 10 | ||
| Zhou, Honghou | 10 | ||
Team Results
Congratulations
Washington Post named the Fall 2007 All-Met Teams. TJ athletes mentioned include:
- Coach of the year – Matt Ryan, cross country
- First team – Brian Landry, cross country
- Second team – Evan Heflin, cross country
- Honorable mention – Lisa Junta, cross country; Brian Davenport, cross country
All-region cross country athletes:
- First team – Evan Heflin and Brian Landry
- Second team – Aaron Bernstein, Brian Davenport, Lisa Junta, Alison Underwood and Connor Fleming
Brian Landry received All-State honors — he finished 4th in the state in cross country.
TJ Boys Win State Championship
The Boys' Cross Country team won the Virginia State Championship with 91 points on Saturday, ahead of 2nd place Midlothian (101 pts), and 3rd place Mountain View (106 pts). Brian Landry led the TJ runners with his fourth place finish (15:28), earning All-State Honors. Senior Evan Heflin was next in 17th place and following close behind was Brian Davenport in 18th place. The other scorers for TJ were Aaron Bernstein in 35th place and Alex Witko in 47th.
This State Championship caps a season in which the TJ Colonials won the Liberty District Championships with a perfect score of 15 points and Northern Region Championships with the lowest score in at least the last 10 years. It also marks the 6th consecutive year that the TJ boys have placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the state and the 3rd State Championship in that time. Coach Matt Ryan deserves much of the credit for that amazing record and for making TJ cross country one of the finest programs in the state.
TJ Boys Win Northern Region Championship
Northern Region Champions
The TJ boys team won the Northern Region Championships on Thursday with a low score of 40 points — the lowest winning score in at least the last 10 years! Four members of the TJ team earned All-Region honors (placement in the top 15): Brian Landry – 2nd place (15:12), Evan Heflin – 5th place (15:22), Aaron Bernstein – 7th place (15:36), and Brian Davenport – 13th place (15:42). Not far behind were: Alex Witko 22nd place (15:58), Joey Jachowski 31st (16:11), and Timmy Galvin 36th (16:16). Congratulations boys!
TJ XC at Northern Regionals
In the girls' race, TJ girls narrowly missed qualifying for states as they finished 5th in the team competition (top 4 teams advance). However, three TJ girls earned All-Region honors and the right to advance to the state meet individually. Lisa Junta took 8th place (18:17), Connor Fleming 12th (18:21), and Alison Underwood 13th (18:21). The rest of the girls' team also deserve congratulations for helping the team win the Liberty District Championships and advance to Regionals: Stephanie Marzen 39th pl, Ronit Malka 72nd, Ariel Schwartz 79th and Neesha Schnepf 93rd. You all had a great season!
TJ Girls and Boys Win Liberty District Championship
Liberty District Champions
Both the boys and girls cross country teams captured first place at the Liberty District Championships on Thursday, October 25. For the first time in school history, the boys swept the first five spots to score a perfect race of 15 points. Senior Evan Heflin led the Colonials, finishing in 15:32 on Burke Lake Park's 2.98 kilometer course. Right behind with the same time was senior Brian Landry. The next three runners also dipped below 16 minutes: senior Aaron Bernstein, junior Alex Witko, and sophomore Brian Davenport, with times of 15:50, 15:52, and 15:55, respectively.
The girls' team mixed veteran and newcomer talent to tally 40 points for their victory. The top placers, senior Connor Fleming, freshman Lisa Junta, and senior Alison Underwood, ran tight for third, fourth and fifth, with times of 18:27, 18:28, and 18:31, respectively. Two more freshmen rounded out the scorers: Stephanie Marzen and Ronit Malka, running 19:11 and 19:29.
Sixteen teams will compete at the Northern Region championships on November 1 at Burke Lake. Race times are 3:15 (girls) and 4:00 (boys). Jefferson is considered a favorite to be among the top four teams that advance to the state meet.
TJ Sweeps Liberty District Coaches Meet
JV Cross Country dominated the Liberty District Coaches Festival on October 17 at Lake Fairfax Park. TJ won all three races: Girls, Senior/Junior Boys, and Sophomore/Freshman Boys.
Freshman Lisa Junta led the girls with a 19:27 finish more than two minutes ahead of the second place Kaitlin Kleiber also of TJ at 21:38. The TJ Girls finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 13th, and 14th for a team total of 16 points. James Madison came in second with 58 points and Langley came in third with 69.
The Jr/Sr Boys finished first with 18 points taking 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 8th, 10th, and 12th. The top four places were Patrick Keating in 16:54, Max Dreo in 17:04, Colin Maloney at 17:05 and Will McGrath with 17:21. Second place was Woodson with 38 points and the Langley Saxons third with 101 points.
The So/Fr Boys team also took first with 16 points finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 10th. The top five places for TJ were Joey Jachowski in 17:07, Jimmy Wu in 17:28, Karl Sofinowski at 17:45, David Warrington with 18:06, and Kyle Gaarder in 18:17. Woodson came in second with 72 points, and James Madison third with 100 points.
TJ looks forward to the Liberty District Championship on October 25 at Burke Lake Park. The Varsity Girls will run at 3:15 and the Varsity Boys at 3:45.
TJ Varsity at Manhattan Invitational
The TJ Varsity boys earned a 2nd place finish in the Varsity C race at the 35th Annual Manhattan College Invitational in New York City's Van Cortlandt Park on October 13, 2007. The meet seeds 7 equal varsity races in order to accommodate the number of entries — over 400 schools and 11,000 athletes. TJ's Brian Landry was 4th at 12:50, Evan Heflin 6th 12:55, Alex Witko 29th 13:28, Aaron Bernstein 30th 13:29, Brian Davenport 36th 13:32, Timmy Galvin 58th 13:48, Colin Maloney 86th 14:10. The TJ boys, with a team average of 13:14 through five runners, were only 17 points behind Queensbury of New York, ranked #20 in the country.
Boys Varsity Team at Manhattan Invitational
L to R: Brian Davenport, Colin Maloney, Evan Heflin,
Brian Landry, Aaron Bernstein, Alex Witko, Timmy Galvin,
and Coach Ryan
The TJ Varsity girls earned 10th place in the Varsity E race with Alison Underwood 12th at 15:44, Connor Fleming 13th 15:47, Ronit Malka 68th 17:02, Olivia Jeffers 98th 17:40, Kathleen Ryan 106th 17:54, Kaitlin Kleiber 109th 17:57.
See http://www.chsaatrack.org/0708/mc07/results.htm
TJXC at Glory Days
TJ ran in the Glory Days Grill Invitational at Bull Run Regional Park in Manassas, VA against teams from VA, MD, WVA, PA, DE, NY, NJ and Washington, DC on Saturday October 13.
TJ Varsity B boys earned 2nd place: Joey Jachowski 11th 16:55, Pat Keating 24th 17:11, Max Dreo 29th 17:16, Joel Stein 30th 17:16, Will McGrath 43rd 17:24, Jimmy Wu 17:30, Simon Kobayashi 72nd 17:48.
The Freshmen girls earned 2nd place: Stephanie Marzen 11th 20:47, Margret Coad 25th 21:39, Katie Bailey 26th 21:44, Holly Jachowski 47th 22:29, Amanda O'Malley 61st 22:58, Rachel Kuprenas 62nd 23:00, Maren Leibowitz 116th 24:56, Amber Lee 120th 24:59.
See http://va.milesplit.us/meets/25313 for details.
TJ XC Boys Lead at Oatlands Invite
TJ's Cross Country boys performed well at the Oatlands Invitational meet in Leesburg, VA on Saturday September 29. Over 50 teams from Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New York and Washington, DC participated in the 5K course run on the grounds on Leesburg's historic Oatlands Plantation.
The Varsity A Boys placed first with 108 points ahead of Robinson SS with 177 points. TJ's leaders were Brian Landry 3rd, Evan Heflin 6th, Aaron Bernstein 28th, Alex Witko 40th, and Timmy Galvin 43rd. Brian Landry ran the 5K course in 16:02.81, only 2.67 seconds behind the first place finisher.
Varsity A Team with first place awards
at Oatlands Invitational
L to R: Brian Davenport (2010), Alex Witko (2009), Colin Maloney (2009),
Timmy Galvin (2009), Evan Heflin (2008), Brian Landry (2008),
Aaron Bernstein (2008)
Boys Upperclassmen JV (Juniors and Seniors) also took first place with 22 points, ahead of West Potomac at 52 points and Chantilly with 201 points. TJ's leaders were Max Dreo 1st, Will McGrath 2nd, Pat Keating 6th, Joel Stein 7th, and Simon Kobayashi 9th.
JV Upperclass at Oatlands
Boys Underclassmen JV (Freshmen and Sophomores) finished second with 133 points behind South Lakes with 130 points. TJ scorers were Joey Jachowski 4th, Jimmy Wu 8th, Karl Sofinowski 19th, Ian Rappaport 52nd, and Dave Warrington 53rd.
(For meet details, see http://va.milesplit.us/meets/25847)
Boys Take First at Knight's Crossing;
Girls Place Second
Boys Cross Country claimed victory at the Knight's Crossing Invitational in Salem, Va on Saturday, September 15, with 34 teams from across Virginia competing. TJ Boys won both the Varsity A and Varsity B heats. The Varsity A team placed first with a score of 63 – Brian Landry 4, Evan Heflin 8, Aaron Bernstein 16, Timmy Galvin 17, Alex Witko 18, ahead of Blacksburg HS at 107 points. The Varsity B team took first with a score of 24 – Brian Davenport 2, Will McGrath 4, Pat Keating 5, Simon Koyabashi 6, Joey Jachowski 7, ahead of Blacksburg at 36 points.
Girls Cross Country placed second in both the Varsity A and Varsity B heats. Varsity A Girls took second (97 points) behind Blacksburg (44 points). TJ girls points were: Alison Underwood 4, Connor Fleming 8, Sarah Watson 25, Olivia Jeffers 28, Kathleen Ryan 32. The Varsity B Girls also reached second scoring 53 points: Ronit Malka 4, Julie Hansen 9, Kaitlin Kleiber 10, Kelly Ran 14, and Nona Jiang 16.
TJ Cross Country Season Off to Fast Start
The TJ Cross Country season got off to a great start on Saturday, Sept. 8, at the first meet of the season – the Frank Keyser Invitational in Boonsboro, MD – where the Girls Varsity and JV and the Boys JV teams all won their 3-mile races! The Boys Varsity team earned 2nd place just one point behind Potomac Falls High School.
Both girls and boys 2007 Cross Country teams welcomed large numbers of new runners from the class of 2011. Eighteen freshmen girls (largest recruiting class in recent memory) and 13 freshmen boys have bolstered the ranks of Jefferson's fleet-footed distance running teams. Traditionally one of TJ's marquee sports, the girls and boys XC teams have a history of success at the 5 kilometer race. The boys XC team has been District champion for the past six years and State champs in 2002 and 2004. The girls were District champions in 2005 and runners-up last year.
TJ Girl's Varsity Cross Country team (from left: Alison Underwood, Ariel Schwartz, Kathleen Ryan, Neesha Schnepf, Connor Fleming, Stephaine Marzen, and Kelly Ran) wins Frank Keyser Invitational championship on Sept. 8, 2007.
If you have never witnessed the excitement, emotion, and physical effort encompassed in a cross country meet, plan on attending one of TJ's upcoming meets — the Oatlands Invite (Sept. 29 in Leesburg), Glory Days Invite (Oct. 13 at Bull Run Regional Park), or the Liberty District Meet (Oct. 25 at Burke Lake Park). Or, attend one of the Wednesday afternoon JV meets. Curious fans are invited to visit the TJXC website for meet schedules, detailed meet results, and additional information