Fishburne Military School’s (VA) Cross Country Wins Big

Posted October 22, 2014
Filed under Athletics

Recap by Coach Woods
photo by CPT Lambert
full gallery available at: Caissons XC at Coyner Springs

Fishburne Military School (VA) Cross Country took 1st at yesterday's meet

The Fishburne Military School Cross Country team earned a 20-point victory at home yesterday.

Waynesboro, Virginia — At their home course at Coyner Springs Park in Waynesboro, the mighty Caissons of Fishburne Military School (VA) rolled to a first place finish.  Fishburne scored 29 points, beating conference foes Eastern Mennonite (49 points), Blue Ridge School (51), and Virginia Episcopal School (DNS).

Senior Hunter Jennings finished in 2nd place with a time of 18:21.  Senior James Wright finished in 4th place in a time of 18:48.  Sophomore Solomon Adams came in 5th place with a 19:02 time.  Senior Logan Amico finished 7th overall with a time of 19:16.  Sophomore Doug Marsh  came in 11th place in a time of 20:20.  Junior Bryan Draper finished 12th in a time of 20:21.  Senior Jacob Neufeld came in 14th overall in a time of 20:53 and Junior James Kelley finished 15th in a time of 20:55.

This was the best race to date for the Caisson Cross Country team, as 8 Caissons earned a medal  as well as 14 out of 16 runners that competed set new Personal Records: Jennings (-0:10); Wright (-0:02); Adams (-0:19); Amico (-0:44); Marsh (-0:14); Draper (-1:15); Kelley (-1:35); Bailey (-3:17); Duffield (-2:31); Hancock (-2:10); Rehmann (-0:40); Vaughan (-0:42); Vicars (-0:04); Wren-Russ (-1:09)!

The Caissons return to action at the Virginia Independent Conference Championship Race (20593 Blue and Gold Drive, Elkton, VA) hosted by Eastern Mennonite.  The varsity boys race will begin at 11:00 am.

The proof is in the pudding: these young men have trained hard all season and it is paying off for us.  These runners are peaking at the right time, going into our conference championship meet this week.  We will be missing our seniors due to ACTs, but I am confident our juniors and underclassmen can fill in the ranks on Saturday to challenge for the conference title.

Fishburne Military School is the oldest and smallest of all military schools for boys in Virginia. Its college-prep curriculum is built upon the structure of an Army JROTC program. Boasting a 100% college-acceptance rate for the past 10 consecutive years, FMS has also been designated as a JROTC Honor Unit with Distinction and may nominate qualified candidates to the United States Service Academics. Fishburne hosts one of only four Summer JROTC programs in the nation, accredited by US Army Cadet Command. For more information visit www.fishburne.org.