Runner of the Year
Sara Bailey, C. Milton Wright
Bailey has been a consistent runner throughout her career at C.M. Wright, but she came up big in the crucial races this year.
She won the Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference championship, and then followed with a victory at the Class 4A North regional meet to help the Mustangs take second place there.
Bailey closed things out with a seventh-place finish in the Class 4A state meet with a time of 19 minutes, 46 seconds to help the Mustangs win the championship by one point over Eleanor Roosevelt of Prince George's County.
Coach of the Year
Donnie Mickey, C. Milton Wright
Using his team's struggles at the state meet last year for motivation, Mickey guided the Mustangs to the Class 4A state title.
The key was that the Mustangs didn't peak too early, something that happened last year and caused them to fade at season's end.
Mickey kept his team on pace all season long, always pointing toward the state meet.
COUNTY PLAYERS ON IAAM TEAM: A Conference: John Carroll: Erika Stasakova, Elizabeth Tauber.
Note: Player and Coach of the Year were selected by Jeff Seidel after consultation with The Sun staff and area coaches. The IAAM team was selected through voting by league coaches. The county public schools and the Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference do not select all-league teams.
Sara Bailey, C. Milton Wright
Bailey has been a consistent runner throughout her career at C.M. Wright, but she came up big in the crucial races this year.
She won the Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference championship, and then followed with a victory at the Class 4A North regional meet to help the Mustangs take second place there.
Bailey closed things out with a seventh-place finish in the Class 4A state meet with a time of 19 minutes, 46 seconds to help the Mustangs win the championship by one point over Eleanor Roosevelt of Prince George's County.
Coach of the Year
Donnie Mickey, C. Milton Wright
Using his team's struggles at the state meet last year for motivation, Mickey guided the Mustangs to the Class 4A state title.
The key was that the Mustangs didn't peak too early, something that happened last year and caused them to fade at season's end.
Mickey kept his team on pace all season long, always pointing toward the state meet.
COUNTY PLAYERS ON IAAM TEAM: A Conference: John Carroll: Erika Stasakova, Elizabeth Tauber.
Note: Player and Coach of the Year were selected by Jeff Seidel after consultation with The Sun staff and area coaches. The IAAM team was selected through voting by league coaches. The county public schools and the Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference do not select all-league teams.