Team created June 28, 2007
Blacksburg, VA, US hs Team
Team website:
https://sites.google.com/site/blacksburgxc/
Blacksburg High School is located in Blacksburg, VA the largest town in Virginia. There are about 1140 students at the school in grades 9-12. Blacksburg has a rich running tradition. The girls have the most state titles (twelve) of any XC program in Virginia, no matter the classification. The boys have eight state titles. The boys and girls also are tied with Clark County with the most consecutive state titles wins for both programs in the same year. Blacksburg boys and girls won state in 1983, 84, and 85. The girls in 2008-09 won the triple crown, winning XC, indoor and outdoor state titles in the same year. The girls have won four of the last seven state XC titles and have been second the other three. The boys have won the last three state xc championships and return all five scorers for 2012. The girls 2009 team finished 6th at the Nike Cross National meet in Portland, OR and finished 6th in both national rankings for the greatest team in Blacksburg's history. Kathleen Stevens, Joanna Stevens, Leah Fitchett, Hannah Brown, Sarah Dorrell, Tamzin Kaiser, Kate Buss made up the 2009 team. The Blacksburg Distance Medley Relay team won the 2010 Penn Relays in a meet record and also won and broke the national record at the New Balance Outdoor Championships. The Blacksburg boys scored an upset national title winning the Nike Indoor National title in the 4xmile (2010). Blacksburg girls have won the last five out of six indoor track state titles and also the 2009, 2010 outdoor state titles.
In the last six years Blacksburg has had eleven girls under 5:10 for 1600 meters, with three of those under 4:50. In the last five years the boys have had eleven at 4:31 or faster with five under 4:17. 15 athletes have received athletic scholarships for college and 10 others also were able to compete for their college/ university in Coach DeMarco coaching carreer which includes two years in Alaska. Blacksburg has had two athletes win four Virginia Gatorade Athlete of the Year for track (3) and cross country (1).
- Website: http://www.mcps.org/bhs/
- Location: Blacksburg, VA, US
- Head boys and girls coach: James DeMarco james@runaboutsports.com 540-230-2154 cell
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