Boys finish 4th, Girls 10th at Northern Region Championship Meet

Congratulations to the boys cross country teams for advancing for the first time in school history to the Virginia AAA State Meet by finishing 4th at the Northern Region Meet on November 4. Leading the way for the Wildcats was Senior Yazid Zouaimia who earned All-Region honors by finishing 4th overall with a time of 15:24. Also scoring for Centreville were junior Bobby Kelly (18th, 16:00) followed by seniors Mattson Heiner (21st, 16:03), Joey Hannah (56th, 16:36), and Ben Salmon (61st, 16:38). Rounding out the state qualifying team were seniors Michael Lapuz and Tom Marotta. The team finished with 140 points, trailing Regional Champion Oakton (79 points), Lake Braddock (2nd place, 105 points), and West Potomac (3rd place, 127 points). The team finished ahead of 12 other teams including Herndon (7th, 169 points) and Chantilly (8th, 108 points). The team will next compete on November 14th (1:45) at the VHSL State Meet at the Plains.

The girls cross country team finished 10th out of 16 teams at the Northern Region Meet. The young team was led by junior Juli Cuomo (23rd place, 18:46), freshman Isabela Medina (47th, 19:26), sophomore Hayley Anderson (59th, 19:44), junior Brynna Heflin (73rd, 19:59), and freshman Rebecca Vinter (80th, 20:10). Rounding out the top 7 were juniors Rachel Brown (20:15) and Sarah Hollenbeck.