The first annual Oatlands Invitational saw a large assembly of teams at the Oatlands Plantation in Leesburg. With over 40 teams in attendance, the meet was bound to be a success with many great teams and individuals battling it out. Group A defending champs Clarke County had a dominating team performance to win the boys\' team title over a Group AAA and AA heavy meet with #6 state ranked Herndon and #6 Group AAA ranked North Stafford with a 37 second spread between their top five. Herndon sophomore Daganchew (15:45.96) won an exciting duel over #4 state ranked Brad Siragusa (15:47.1), a senior at Chantilly High School. Daganchew was ranked #6 in the state in the most recent rankings. The #3 state ranked Westfield girls took runner-up honors to Northwest High School of Maryland, but ran with only one runner from their top five, while the Clarke County girls solidified themselves as one of the state\'s top teams by beating out #7 state ranked Brooke Point for third place honors.
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Clarke County squads prove size doesn\'t matter at Oatlands Invite
Sep 24, 2005