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The Colonial Forge girls and Battlefield's Nicole Carter repeated as Northwest Region cross country champions, while the Osbourn Park boys narrowly edged out Battlefield for the team title and Albemarle's Ryan Thomas needed a last straightaway kick to overtake Forest Park's Andrew Gaiser for the individual title.
Interview with junior Ryan Thompson, #5 runner on the Capital District XC boys team champions from Osbourn Park High School in Manassas, Virginia.
Interview with junior Kelsey Peace, #5 runner on the defending Northwest Region XC girls champion Colonial Forge squad.
Sean McGorty and the Chantilly boys are not slowing down in championship season, but instead taking it up even another notch after steam rolling through invitational season as the top ranked runner and team in Group AAA. Sophie Chase and the Lake Braddock girls are similarly establishing themselves as firm #1's in Group AAA, but West Springfield's Caroline Alcorta was not too far behind Chase at their district meet and the Oakton girls will race head-to-head with Braddock for the first time this week at the Northern Region Championships.