Loudoun County junior Patrick Joseph makes a final push to edge Cave Spring’s Cody Seymour for third place at the VHSL AA cross-country championships Nov. 12 at Great Meadow in The Plains.—Times-Mirror Photo/Rick Wasser

Potomac Falls High School’s girls cross-country team, shown here after winning the Dulles District meet, added a Region II championship Nov. 3 in The Plains.—Times-Mirror File Photo/Beverly Denny

The women’s cross-country team from James Madison University pose with their trophy after winning a second consecutive Colonial Athletic Association championship Oct. 29 in Georgia.—Photo Courtesy/Hagen family

Loudoun County High School runners are all smiles after the Raiders won the boys championship at the Dulles District cross-country meet Oct. 20. Patrick Joseph, center, led the Raiders’ charge with his first-place individual finish.—Times-Mirror Staff Photo/Beverly Denny

Freedom High School runner Siobhan O’Toole, third from left, placed second in the AAA Cedar Run District girls race Oct. 20. Battlefield runners Nicole Carter, Ellison Grove and Hanna Schwennesen placed first, third and fourth, respectively.—Times-Mirror Staff Photo/Beverly Denny

At center, Broad Run junior Gurjeet Chinayna and senior Andrew Hayden share a laugh with teammates after the Spartans placed third at the Quad States Invitational. Chinayna placed sixth individually with a time of 17:18, and Hayden finished eighth after crossing the finish line in 17:27.—Times-Mirror Photo/Greg Nash

Patrick Joseph, of Loudoun County High School, runs with the lead pack during the Varsity A boys race at the Oatlands Invitational Sept. 16 in Leesburg. Joseph completed the 5 kilometer course in 16:06 to place ninth overall.—Times-Mirror Photo/Greg Nash

Broad Run High School alum Stephanie Garcia competes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships in Daegu, Korea.—Photo Courtesy/Paul Merca