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Track-and-field athletes from area colleges earn all-conference honors

Published May 26, 2026 at 5:00PM

Georgetown University steeplechase runner Barrett Justema (courtesy of Georgetown athletics)

Athletes from local metro-area college outdoor track-and-field teams recently were singled out for their spring performances by earning 2026 all-conference honors.

Some of those athletes also are participating in various NCAA championship meets at different levels of competitions.

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High school track-and-field teams ready for postseason competition

By Dave Facinoli

Published May 12, 2026 at 11:00AM

O'Connell and Paul VI runners placed high in relay races (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

Track-and-field seasons are wrapping up in coming days across the metro area for the 2025-26 high-school year with outdoor championship meets on district, conference, region and state levels.

Starting this week, girls and boys teams will compete in district and conference events, with region and state championships to follow.

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Groundbreaking website made getting meet results much easier

By Dave Facinoli

Published May 5, 2026 at 10:00AM

Girls pole vault results from the recent Ramtastic meet and Robinson Secondary School were posted on Milestat.com (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

Until some 26 years ago, obtaining official results of high-school cross country and track-and-field meets across the metro area could prove an annoying challenge.

Back then, results were tracked down by phone or fax.

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Fast friendships develop among running trio during four-day event

By Dave Facinoli

Published April 21, 2026 at 10:00AM

Michael Wardian, front, along with Chris Heydrick and Chris Wilde are welcomed at a MedStar Health location (courtesy of MedStar Health)

With only a slight prior awareness of each other, a trio of adventurists became fast friends after spending consecutive days together participating in a unique ultra-running event for a cause.

From April 13 to 16, Arlington Sports Hall of Famer and longtime world-renowned ultramarathoner Michael Wardian, along with MedStar Health employees Chris Heydrick and Chris Wilde, ran side-by-side for 47 1/2 hours.

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Ramtastic Invitational at Robinson Secondary has grown in popularity regionwide

By Dave Facinoli

Published April 14, 2026 at 10:00AM

One of many participates compete in the girls long jump competition (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

A rhyming nickname of “fantastic” is used by some to describe what quickly has become a popular annual high-school track-and-field meet held at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax.

The large four-year-old girls and boys outdoor event called the Ramtastic Invitational recently was held all day on Saturday, April 11. There were athletes from 34 schools from throughout the metro area.

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Spring high school track-and-field season will be loaded with meets

By Dave Facinoli

Published March 26, 2026 at 9:00AM

Runners participate in the 2025 Legard relays at Woodson High School in Fairfax (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

On your mark, get set, go!

For those involved or interested in the springtime’s high school outdoor track-and-field seasons throughout the metro area, the campaign is about to explode with many big events in coming days and weeks.

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Pole vaulting has become popular for Arlington high-school teams

By Dave Facinoli

Published March 24, 2026 at 9:00AM

Former Washington-Liberty pole vaulter Lucas Miller was a top jumper (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

Once prohibited in Arlington County, pole vaulting is now allowed, and the event has become quite popular at two public high schools in the county.

With the 2026 outdoor spring high-school season now underway, a number of vaulters from Arlington schools, girls and boys, are expected to be among the best during regular-season and postseason meets.

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Area runners enjoyed big success during fall’s cross-country season

By Dave Facinoli

Published January 22, 2026 at 9:00AM

From left, Yorktown's Molly Harwick, Oakton's Carolne Sapperstein and McLean's Jaidyn Buday were among top cross-country runners during the fall (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

With individuals and teams winning races or placing high in various postseason meets, the 2025 high-school cross-country season during the fall was a big success for Arlington runners.

There also were some significant achievements for runners and teams from Fairfax County schools, especially from Potomac School on the private-school level.

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Local teams will be top contenders for indoor track-and-field titles

By Dave Facinoli

Published January 20, 2026 at 9:00AM

Caroline Elliott of South Lakes High School is top runner during the indoor track and field season (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

Multiple local high-school indoor track-and-field squads have enough depth to contend for district, conference, region and state titles when playoffs begin at the end of the month.

On the girls side, the South County Stallions are the defending public-school Class 6 state indoor and outdoor champion from the 2025 track-and-field seasons.

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Many high school standouts competing in indoor track-and-field season

By Dave Facinoli

Published January 18, 2026 at 9:00AM

From left, Jason Day, Jayce Brefczynski, Robert Leonard and Riyad Belayachi could be top distance runners during the indoor season (staff photo by Dave Facinoli)

It’s a challenge to single out who are, or could become, the top high-school indoor track-and-field athletes across Northern Virginia participating in the current winter season — because there are so many.

The 2025-26 campaign is ongoing and continues through early March.