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Athlete of the Year
Reggie Steele
Paint Branch, Senior, sprints
In final season, speedster burst onto scene during championship meets, capped by stellar performance in Class 4A state meet, with championships in 100 (10.96), 200 (22.05) dashes.

Coach of the Year
Buddy Crutchfield
Good Counsel, fifth year
Has steadily built
Falcons into balanced squad, one of best units in state. Guided team to runner-up finish at WCAC championships.

First team
Brandon Addison
Watkins Mill, Sr., sprints
Class 3A state winner in 400 recorded county's fastest time in championship race (48.25).

Trevon Carroll
Gaithersburg, Sr., hurdles
Regional champion in 110 hurdles (14.4) was runner-up at 4A states (14.5).

Kyle Graves
Good Counsel, Sr., distance
University of Maryland signee established self as premier distance runner in final season.

Sean O'Leary
Walter Johnson, Sr., distance
Winter indoor
Athlete of the Year was Class 4A state runner-up in 1,600 (4:18.88).

Andrew Palmer
Whitman, Sr., distance
Did not run often, but when he did, 3,200 4A state champ (9:19.54) was outstanding.

Thor Serafenas
Good Counsel, Sr., throws
Throwing god had county's best shot put (56-10), discus (176-01) standards of season.

Sean Sutton
Good Counsel, Jr., sprints
Team's top sprinter had outstanding year individually, as key member of several relay teams.

Sheldon Trotman
Northwest, Jr., jumps
Saved best for last with 45-3.5 triple jump leap during runner-up performance at states.

Joseph Woiwode
G-town Prep, Sr., mid-distance
Wrapped up strong career as IAC champion in 800 (1:56.6), 1,600 (4:21.09).

Good Counsel 4x100 relay
Cortlandt Harris., Sr., Jemel Sessoms, Sr.
Sean Sutton, Jr., Chris Thompson, Sr.
WCAC runner-ups ran by field to county's fastest time at Cougar Relays (43.2)

Watkins Mill 4x200 relay
Brandon Addison, Sr., Abdul Mohammad, Soph. Daniel Upson, Jr., Wylliam Youngina, Soph.
3A state champions ran fastest public school time (1:28.38) of year at Morgan State.

Good Counsel 4x400 relay
Cortlandt Harris, Sr., Fola Shokunbi, Jr.
Sean Sutton, Jr., Thomas Tallerico, Jr.
Outstanding unit ran 3:16.87 for 11th place at Penn Relays, were WCAC runners-up.

Georgetown Prep 4x800 relay
Joseph Chapin, Soph., Russell Hornsby, Jr.
Nick Letourneau, Sr., Joseph Woiwode, Sr.
Veteran team's stellar season highlighted by third-place finish at Penn Relays (7:43.76).

Honorable mention
-Hassan Dixon, Northwest, Sr., sprints
-Nicolas Escobar, Magruder, Sr., distance
-Bisi Ezekoye, Kennedy, Sr., sprints
-Cecil Jonas, Damascus, Sr., hurdles
-Ali Kallay, Gaithersburg, Sr., hurdles
-Sam Martin, Richard Montgomery, Jr., distance
-Sei Masuoka, Churchill, Sr., mid-distance
-Devin Moreno, Clarksburg, Sr., hurdles
-Anhtuan Nguyen, Gaithersburg, Sr., pole vault
-Ryan Watson, Good Counsel, Soph., throws
-Paint Branch 4x100 relay
-Good Counsel 4x200 relay
-Georgetown Prep 4x400 relay
-Walter Johnson 4x800 relay