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.
The Chantilly boys and their coach in Dr. Matt Gilchrist knew the road to repeat as state champions would not be easy. Right off the bat, the Chantilly boys graduated their top three runners from last fall including two state champion individual runners Sean McGorty and Logan Miller. Their competition got tougher and deeper from a year ago as well. The Robinson boys had put together an impressive track season to appear as the most talented squad returning in 6A and earning a pre-season #1 ranking, while the Lake Braddock boys returned nearly their entire top 7 from a squad that was just off a top 3 podium spot last fall. The Battlefield boys also deal...