BATTLEFIELD DISTRICT
Coach: Kevin Maloy
Last year: Boys third, girls fourth in Battlefield District. Top returners: Boys--Sr. Tyler Sites, Sr. Nolan Adams, Jr. John Schubel. Girls--Sr. Kristen Bradley, Sr. Leah Schubel, Sr. Elizabeth Dickinson. Top newcomers: Boys--Jr. Lawson Allen, Fr. Will Dickinson, Fr. Josh Franklin, Fr. Issac Franklin. Girls--Fr. Emma Douglass, Fr. Alle Gick, Jr. Emily Link, Jr. Brittany Pinheiro. Outlook: The Chargers return several key contributors from last year's squad. The experienced group will also be aided by new talent as the team has more than doubled in size from last year.COURTLAND
Coaches: Greg Marsh, Jill Jensen
Last year: Girls second, boys fourth in Battlefield District. Top returners: Boys--Sr. Alex Tiblin, Sr. Ryan Rodriguez, Sr. Jeff Stoddard, Srs. Ryan and Daniel McCombie.. Girls--Casey Goditus, Sr. Gina Oddi, Soph. Amanda Hathaway, Soph. Tori Hlusko. Top newcomers: Boys--Fr. Daniel Adams, Fr. Brian Funderburke. Girls--Sr. Tara Willging, Jr. Emily Tolson, Jr. Julia Monahan, Soph. Katelyn Sutkowski, Soph. Anja Willging, Fr. Claire Hybl. Outlook: The Cougars have several state-qualifiers returning and hope to close the gap on defending district champion King George.EASTERN VIEW
First season.
JAMES MONROE
Coach: Laura Pinkerton
Last year: Boys--Second in district. Girls--Third in district. Top returners: Boys--Sr. Trevor Carr. Girls--So. Sarah White, Sr. Ali Wood. Top newcomers: Boys--Fr. Kyle Hayes. Girls--Fr. Laura Zimmerman. Outlook: The Yellow Jackets will be rebuilding after graduating 16 seniors from last season's team. A strong freshman class will be counted on to fill the holes and help the teams compete at the top of the district.KING GEORGE
Coach: Debi Bernardes Last year: Boys, girls first in Battlefield District. Top returners: Boys--Kurt Albert, Dave Boucher, Tyler Grigg, Dylan Manard, Paul Hutnyan, Andrew Snider, Bryan Cameron, Bradford Ballenger, Jamie Morrow. Girls--Kathleen Lyons, Claire Shippee, Chelisse Perry, Heather Jones, Courtney Hartnett, Amanda Ackerman, Elisa Huger, Emily Pelto, Stephanie Campbell. Top newcomers: Boys--David Hunt, Louis Crolet, Andrew Braden. Girls--Leann Miller, Alexandra Benz, Christiana Bentz, Rachel Webb. Outlook: The Foxes graduated several key swimmers from last year's district champions, but have reloaded with some talent newcomers and should once again be a contender for district titles on both the boys and girls sides.SPOTSYLVANIA
Coach: Jennifer CanningCOMMONWEALTH DISTRICT
BROOKE POINT
Coach: Jill Bryant and Michelle Golles. Last year: Boys--Second in district. Girls--Third in district. Top returners: Boys--Jr. Phillip Blevins, Jr. Jackson Wanner, Jr. Andrew Walters, So. Michael Fox-Moles, So. Alex Garcia, Jr. Alex Schuster, So. Fisher Stroud, So. Michael Brower. Girls--Sr. Meredith Cavalier, Sr. Karen Kappert, Jr. Shelby Pagan. Top newcomers: Boys--So. Calvin Hensley, Fr. Jessup Mikael. Girls--Fr. Nicole Caliri, Fr. Mary Flinn, Fr. Rachel Hensley. Outlook: The boys are a well-rounded, deep and versatile group and should be strong again this season. The girls lost several senior contributors to graduation and will be looking to some strong newcomers to fill the gaps. Both teams should be very competitive in the district.COLONIAL FORGE
Coach: Julie Bates and Georgia Rathje Last year: Boys--Eighth in district. Girls--Sixth in district. Top returners: Boys--Sr. Zach Walman. Girls--Sr. Caroline Simmons, Jr. Eva Burlingham. Top newcomers: Boys--Sr. Max Jakob. Girls--Fr. Bailie Monahan, Fr. Ciara McTarsney. Outlook: The Eagles have a very new team with half of its swimmers new to the program. The new group is talented and should be competitive, especially on the girls side.MASSAPONAX
Coach: Stacy Butler Last year: Boys--Third in district. Girls--Fifth in district. Top returners: Boys--Sr. Blair Bolen, Jr. Tommy Hunt, Jr. Tyler Kauppert, Sr. Geoff Smith, Anthony Williams, Mike Young. Girls--Sr. Katie Arquette, Sr. Bridgette Smith, Megan Makarowski, Sr. Kathleen Wilkinson, So. Claire Winkler. Top newcomers: Girls--Laurie Berbeck, Robin McKay, Shannon Minnich, Emily Mitchell, Hayley Perry. Outlook: The Panthers have several strong returners on both teams. The girls team has several solid newcomers that should contribute as both teams hope to improve on last season's finishes.MOUNTAIN VIEW
Coach: Mike Clesner Last year: Boys--Fourth in district. Girls--Eighth in district. Top returners: Boys--Sr. Andy Abramaitys, So. Josh Friedel, Jr. Brad Shultis, So. Josh Dahl, Sr. Matt Stockner, So. Jacob Stockner. Girls--So. Ashley Pfannenstein, So. Molly Flattery, Jenna Glavi. Top newcomers: Boys--Fr. Bryan Shultis, Fr. Charlie Califf, Fr. Mike Johnson, Fr. Michael Sell. Girls--Alyssa Pfannenstein, Fr. Danielle Angers, Sarah Astrab, Jillian Ballister, Jenna Dodson. Outlook: The Wildcats will have a lot of strong young swimmers this year that should help the team be more competitive in the district. Both teams are still looking to fill a few holes, but will have depth and should be more well-rounded.NORTH STAFFORD
Coach: Traci Abrimson and Laura Cwick Last year: Boys--Sixth in district. Girls--First in district. Top returners: Boys--So. Robert Resch, Sr. Steven Schmitz, So. Kyle Meyer, So. Nathan Morrison. Girls--So. Catie Schmitz, So. Alexis Brana, So. Katie Fralen. Top newcomers: Boys--So. Cole Kimble, Fr. Ryan Tolliver, Fr. Derek Young. Girls--Fr. Maggie Suhling, Fr. Paige Sherman, Fr. Megan Comer, So. Caitlyn Bedwell. Outlook: The Wolverines have graduated a lot of talent the last two seasons, but have a lot of young talent coming into the program this season. The team should be deep and have potential to contend in the district.RIVERBEND
Coach: Maggie Frankston Last year: Boys--Fourth in district. Girls--Sixth in district. Top returners: Boys--So. Michael Camper, So. Jake Shafer, Sr. Louis Pancotti, Sr. Patrick McClure. Girls--Jr. Dani Fletcher, Jr. Tori Bauers, Jr. Emma Jarman. Top newcomers: Boys--Christian Riffee. Girls--Fr. Maria Kalista, Emily Loccisano. Outlook: The Bears return most of their swimmers from last year and have added some depth on both teams. Both should contend with the top of the district.STAFFORD
Coach: Amanda Scanlon Last year: Boys and girls both seventh in district. Top returners: Boys--Jr. Zach Carlovich, Jr. David Conner, Jr. Matt Heflin, Sr. Matt Rodriguez. Girls--Jr. Hannah Melkun, Jr. Fay Cowper, Sr. Victoria Henry, Sr. Emily Raddatz, So. Zoe Wuckovich. Top newcomers: Boys--Fr. Jared Redding. Girls--Fr. Sam Heflin, Fr. Hannah Lewis. Outlook: The Indians will have a young team this year, but they have been training hard in and out of the pool and are starting to come together and hope to improve on last year's showing.OTHERS
CULPEPER
Coach: Abby HarrisFREDERICKSBURG ACADEMY
Coach: Sheila Wimble Last year: Boys and girls--Second in Northern Virginia Swim Conference. Top returners: Boys--Sr. Raleigh Hazel, Fr. Graham Schattgen. Girls--Sr. Cara Simpson, Jr. Lucy Hazel, Fr. Natalie Ducharme-Barth, Fr. Mary Rose Hazel, Fr. Mary Gray Johnson. Top newcomers: Boys--Jr. Simon Watts, Fr. Matthew O'Donnell, Jr. Simon Watts, 8th grader FitzHugh Johnson. Girls--Jr. Rachel Benavides, 8th grader Kirsten Harry. Outlook: The Falcons are looking forward to returning to the Delaney Athletic Conference and could battle Seton School at the top of the conference. The girls return most of its team, while the boys will be young.FREDERICKSBURG CHRISTIAN
Coach: Bob Pleban Last year: Boys and girls--Each third in Northern Virginia Swimming Conference. Top returners: Boys--Sr. Eric Lubeshkoff, So. Eric Higgins, Sr. Chris Revely, Fr. Seth Andrews. Girls--Sr. Erin Gurtis, Soph. Jennifer Lambertson, Soph. Hannah Clay, Soph. Kaley Pleban. Top newcomers: Boys--Sr. Michael Spragon, Sr. Jake Sullivan. Girls--Sr. Livia Mills, So. Ashley Swauger, Fr. Jessica Amos. Outlook: The Eagles' numbers swelled from 22 to 34 swimmers, and several state-qualifiers return.ORANGE
Coach: Jake Roth and Tracy Tucker Last year: Boys--Third in Jefferson District. Girls--Fifth in Jefferson District. Top returners: Boys--Sr. Ian Barden, Sr. Nick Montes de Oca, So. Ethan Wilkinson, So. Will Barnes, Jr. Drew Wallace, Sr. Tim Edwards. Girls--Sr. Liz Yancey, Sr. Katie May. Top newcomers: Boys--Fr. Justin Barden. Girls--So. Emma Chronister. Outlook: With the core of their teams returning from last season, the Hornets should be much more competitive this year. The boys didn't lose any swimmers and added depth, while the girls lost some key contributors they will need to replace.