DCIAA Championships
Saturday - November 5
Fort Dupont Park, Washington DC

Results from Patricia B. Briscoe

Girls - Boys (Individual results only; team results not yet available)

Woodrow Wilson Sweeps Boys and Girls DCIAA Cross-Country Titles!

by Ronald Jenkins

The Wilson boys’ cross-country team felt confident that they could win their sixth title in a row as they prepared for Saturday's championship race. With five returning runners, the Tigers from Northwest D.C. had a veteran team coming into the season and they had consistently run well against the D.C. Schools.

That confidence was shaken on Wednesday when junior Gary Barnes suffered a fracture in his radius bone playing basketball in the gymnasium. Gary, along with senior Nick Burant, had been trading the number one position on the team all season and the loss of Gary in the championships could be the opening that rival H.D. Woodson had been waiting for.

By Saturday, Gary’s arm was in a splint, but he came to run! Seeing Gary on the line with his arm bandaged up was the inspiration that the team needed and they roared to victory, capturing six of the top eight spots. Senior Sam Jewler led the way for Wilson with a second place finish. Gary, to everyone’s surprise, came in third and senior Nick Burant, finished fourth. The individual title went to H.D. Woodson warrior, Camron Thomas. Camron is only a junior and Saturdays race showed the league that he will be a force throughout the rest of the year.

Last year, the Lady Warriors captured the girls’ cross-country championship that the Woodrow Wilson girls had held for eight years. This year, Woodson and Wilson both knew that the championships were going to be a close affair.

The 2005 outdoor champion Ballou Knights had a strong team led by All-American, Andria Smallwood. Smallwood had already won the individual cross-country title for two years and this year she had help. As the runners came through the first mile, the Wilson girls had four runners in the lead group and things looked good, but hopes began to fade when junior Kelly Morgan fell ill and had to drop out of the race. Seeing Kelly drop out and knowing that Wilson’s number one runner, Roxana Arce, was not running a good race was the inspiration that junior Lalanie Stevens needed to push herself to the limit and come up with a fourth place finish.

Lalanie’s best finish prior to Saturday had been an eighth place finish at the DCIAA Developmental Meet. When Ballou runner, Lashawn Nobles suffered an asthma attack during the race, the Ballou girls were left with only four runners and could not figure in the championships. That left Wilson and Woodson as the teams that were battling for the title. In the end the Lady Tigers from Woodrow Wilson prevailed. Both head girls coach, Jimmy Green and newly hired distance coach Shannon Foley agreed that Saturdays victory was truly a team effort and that the race is not always decided by the first runner who crosses the finish line. On Saturday, it was the five girls from Wilson that brought the championship back to Wilson. The individual title again, this year belonged to senior, Andria Smallwood.

 

Boys

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                                       Hy-Tek's Meet Manager 11/6/2005 01:21 PM
             DCIAA SHS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP MEET - 11/5/2005
                               FORT DUPONT PARK
                                    Results

Event 1  Women 5k Run CC
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  Points
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  1 Smallwood, Andria            Ballou Sr HS             23:01
  2 Parker, Latricia             HD Woodson               24:07     1
  3 Kelly, Juashaunna            Unattached               24:14
  4 Stevens, Lalani              Woodrow Wils             25:09     2
  5 Burant, Aniela               Woodrow Wils             25:24     3
  6 Koontz, Paris                Ballou Sr HS             25:37
  7 Nobles, Lasheena             Ballou Sr HS             26:01
  8 Nobles, Kenisha              Ballou Sr HS             26:11
  9 Arce, Roxana                 Woodrow Wils             26:23     4
10 Quigley, Sherita             HD Woodson               26:36     5
11 Lorick, Alicia               Anacostia Gi             27:18     6
12 Tucker, Jasmine              Woodrow Wils             28:01     7
13 Vega, Brianna                Benjamin Ban             28:22     8
14 Spriggs, Sauna               HD Woodson               28:28     9
15 Wright, Janae                HD Woodson               28:33    10
16 Scroggins, Kara              Woodrow Wils             28:38    11
17 Young, Mercedes              Unattached               28:40
18 Martin, Tyra                 Anacostia Gi             29:06    12
19 Sherman, Ivory               Benjamin Ban             29:12    13
20 Jackson, Ayana               HD Woodson               29:28    14
21 Coleman, Eboneka             Benjamin Ban             30:02    15
22 Bourne, Brianna              Benjamin Ban             31:03    16
23 Russell, Conchita            HD Woodson               31:30    17
24 Gill, Iesha                  Benjamin Ban             32:10    18
25 Skinner, Dominique           HD Woodson               35:44    19
26 Speller, Elisha              McKinley Tec             35:46
27 Davis, Alesha                Anacostia Gi             36:10    20
28 Nichols, Brittany            McKinley Tec             37:14
29 Elliott, Taharah             McKinley Tec             37:15
30 Chase, Charmane              Anacostia Gi             38:51    21
31 Crawford, Robbin             Anacostia Gi             43:07    22
32 Aabdul-Majid, Sibonisiwe     McKinley Tec             47:40
-- Nobles, Lashawn              Ballou Sr HS               DNF
-- Mcbride, Ashley              McKinley Tec               DNF


Boys

Event 2  Men 5k Run CC
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    Name                    Year Team                    Finals  Points
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  1 Thomas, Camron               HD Woodson               19:11     1
  2 Jewler, Samuel               Woodrow Wils             19:44     2
  3 Barnes, Gary                 Woodrow Wils             20:17     3
  4 Burant, Nickolas             Woodrow Wils             20:29     4
  5 Bowman, Damone               HD Woodson               20:35     5
  6 Ribnick, Samuel              Woodrow Wils             21:03     6
  7 Jayes, Michael               Woodrow Wils             21:25     7
  8 Jordan, Thomas               Woodrow Wils             21:51     8
  9 Patrick, Johnny              HD Woodson               22:10     9
10 Ford, Jerell                 HD Woodson               22:14    10
11 Bruce, Travis                Anacostia Gi             22:52    11
12 Benkeria, Naciim             Woodrow Wils             23:13    12
13 Wright, Ryan                 HD Woodson               24:04    13
14 Smith, Travon                Anacostia Gi             24:34    14
15 Botts, Ricardo               Anacostia Gi             24:41    15
16 Long, Dominic                McKinley Tec             24:42    16
17 ErskineIii, Jimmy            Anacostia Gi             25:16    17
18 Mcmillian, Rakeem            Anacostia Gi             25:29    18
19 Lewis, Tyrone                Anacostia Gi             25:42    19
20 Dunston, Quentin             Benjamin Ban             25:47
21 Hall, Andre                  McKinley Tec             26:28    20
22 Dixon, Taylor                McKinley Tec             27:10    21
23 Le, Anh                      Benjamin Ban             29:54
24 Johnson, Airrion             Anacostia Gi             33:50    22
25 Evans, Christopher           McKinley Tec             33:58    23
26 Cain, Tyrel                  McKinley Tec             33:59    24
27 Washington, Ismail           HD Woodson               34:05    25
28 Smith, Darryl                McKinley Tec             34:06    26
29 Muhammad, Ammaar             McKinley Tec             48:34    27
      
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