MileStat.com is reaching out to interview and recognize all of the head coaches from the victorious cross country state championship teams from this past weekend to give them the opportunity to reflect and share their feelings and thoughts on their team's successful fall seasons culminating with state team titles.
It was a dozen years since the Jefferson Forest girls won their last state title back in 2001 with a nationally ranked squad led by the Saunders twins, Shannon and Kristin. On the sidelines of Great Meadow on that day was their four year old kid sister Erin cheering on with family. It would take until Erin was all grown up for coach Jerome Loy and the Jefferson Forest program to celebrate another state team title on the podium at Great Meadow. Moving into the 4A classification, Jefferson Forest would not be having to face their former Group AA annual powerhouses anymore in Blacksburg, Hidden, Valley, and Western Albemarle that won many of the state titles in the...
