T.C. Williams Girls Advance to Regional Championship

The cross country team was up against some of the best runners in the state in one of the most competitive districts in the region on Wednesday at the Patriot District championships at Burke Lake Park. 

In the girls race, the Titans finished strong with two individual medal winners—Sydney Schaedel (fifth place) and Shannon Smythe (sixth place)—and a fourth-place finish overall in the team standings. 

The result sent the T.C. Williams girls team to the Northern Region championship for the fourth straight years. This year’s region championship meet will be held Nov. 3.

West Potomac’s girls team earned the Patriot District title with a low score of 44 points. West Springfield finished in second place with 65 points, followed by Lake Braddock (74 points) and T.C. Williams (113 points). 

The Titans had two medal winners in the boys race: Nick Brown (ninth place) and Anteneh Girma (10th place). 

By finishing in the top 15, Brown and Girma advance as individuals to the Northern Region championship. 

As a team, the T.C. Williams boys fell short of qualifying. Lake Braddock won the district title with 61 points. West Potomac placed second with 78 points, followed by W.T. Woodson (90 points) and West Springfield (103 points).

Big thanks to Katie Smythe for passing on the details!