Fishburne Raiders Finish Strong

While most teenagers spend Saturday mornings sleeping in, the Fishburne Military School JROTC Raider Teams were up at the crack of dawn on Saturday, heading to their last meet of the season.  The “A” and “B” teams traveled to the annual Buckingham High School Raider meet to compete against other schools in an 8K Road March, Litter Carry, Logistics Relay, Physical Training Tests and other events.

The Caissons brought home the hardware, as both teams combined for 10 trophies and the “A” team emerged as the Overall Champion out of 11 teams. The “B” team finished fifth overall.

Cadet 1SG Hunter Wren-Russ ‘17 (Tehachapi, CA) commanded the “A” Team and Cadet SSG Jacob Randall ‘17 (Stafford, VA) commanded the “B” team for the first time. The best event of the day was the 8K Road March, where the Fishburne “A” Team beat the number two team by over 7 minutes with a time of 42:26. Congratulations to our Raiders teams for finishing strong!

A Team Trophies: 

4 First Place
Overall Champion
Litter Carry
Logistics Relay
8K Road March

3 Third Place
Vehicle Pull
Tire Flip
Physical Training Test

FMS Raiders “A” team: Wren-Russ commanding, Alex Ralston ‘17 (Nellysford, VA), Cody Chapple ‘17 (Grottoes, VA), James Monroe ’16 (Lexington, VA), James Kelly ‘16(London, KY), Alexander Isaacs ‘18 (Reston, VA), Zachary Smithley ’17 (Wilmington, NC), Denver Druey ’17 (Pompano Beach, FL) and Raymond Dua, Jr. ’17 (Union, NJ)

B Team Trophies:

2 Second Place
Litter Carry
Tire Flip

One Third Place
Logistics Relay

FMS B Team: Randall commanding, Ryan Curran ’19 (Carthage, NC), Samuel Belcher ’17 (Amelia, VA), Matthew Sim ’17 (Henrico, VA), Christopher Tunnell ’17 (Denver, CO), Joshua Beard ’17 (Aguila, AZ), Cody Wolfkill ’18 (Talbott, NC), David Eldredge ‘19 (Carver, MA), and Russell Rodgerville ’17 (Amelia, VA)

Fishburne’s Raider Teams are part of the school’s US Army JROTC program, which will celebrate its 100^th Anniversary this year. Fishburne will mark the milestone over Alumni Weekend, April 22 – 24. For more information about U.S. Army JROTC, go to http://www.usarmyjrotc.com/jrotc-history.

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 placement 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 that is accredited by US Army Cadet Command.