Raiders Start Strong at New River Meet
Young Raiders team makes an early statement with New River performance
recap and photos by MSG William Morton
Carroll County, VA — The Fishburne Military School JROTC Raiders Team competed in their first Raider meet of the 2017-2018 school year on Saturday, September 23, on
the New River in Carroll County, Virginia.
This year the team has a brand new, young face with only one returning A-Team Raider, Cadet Matthew Farrar (Waynesboro, VA). Three B-Team cadets moved up to A-Team for the 2017-2018 season: Jason Brunius (Charlotte, NC), Joseph “PT” Jones (South Fulton, TN) and Sam Wickstrom (Chester, VA), with four new cadets rounding out the new A-Team: Cadets Corey Ransom (Virginia Beach, VA), Michael Diaz (Providence, RI), Andrew Hawley (Twinsburg, OH), and Riley Malone (Waynesboro, VA).
The new A-Team started off strong on a 12-mile road march and finished 3rd out of 12 teams. They completed the meet with three 3rd place finishes and came in at 3rd place overall. Overall, the 2017-2018 Raiders had a fantastic start to the Raider season.
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Fishburne Military School is the oldest and smallest of all military schools for boys in Virginia. Its college-prep curriculum is built on the structure of an Army JROTC program. FMS has been designated as a JROTC Honor Unit with Distinction and may nominate qualified candidates to the United States Service Academies. Fishburne hosts one of only four Summer JROTC programs in the nation that is accredited by US Army Cadet Command.
