Top 100: Tommy Amaker, Woodson, Basketball, 1983
It was mind over body for the former Woodson basketball standout, as his career took him to the top of college basketball as a player and a coach.
Teamwork and defensive brilliance defined the high school and college basketball careers of Tommy Amaker, a 1983 Woodson grad. His basketball mind took him from Woodson to Duke as a player, and from Duke to Seton Hall to the University of Michigan as a coach.
Top 100: Rob Muzzio, Robinson, Track and Field, 1982
Although he had reasons enough to quit multiple times, the brilliant athlete never let those reasons get in the way of his capability.
While other track and field stars were trying out for spots to represent their nation at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Rob Muzzio was in a hospital bed. The 1982 Robinson grad was fighting a severe asthma attack.
Top 100: Tom Dolan, Yorktown, Swimming, 1993
A two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Dolan became nationally acclaimed sports figure.
An athlete cannot reach greater heights than earning a gold medal at the Olympic Games.
Top 100: Alan Webb, South Lakes, Track, 2001
Webb still holds several national high school records he set while at South Lakes High School.
Alan Webb, a 2001 South Lakes graduate and 23-year-old international track star, set the American record in the two-mile event at the 2005 Prefontaine Classic at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field.
Top 100: Mia Hamm, Lake Braddock, Soccer, 1989
The Lake Braddock grad handled the pressure of national and global recognition with grace.
She is a household name. Across the globe, girls who play soccer strive to be her, while female athletes who play other sports look up to her. Mia Hamm is the face of women's soccer and an advocate of women's sports.
Top 100: Allen Johnson, Lake Braddock, Track, 1989
Rising to the top, over and over again.
It was nearly impossible for his high school teammates to predict the heights Allen Johnson would reach in track and field. The 1989 Lake Braddock grad was an exceptional athlete, but he did not win an individual state title until his senior year.
Top 100: Kara Lawson, West Springfield, Basketball, 1999
West Springfield grad is still winning championships.
When Pat Summitt, the head coach of the University of Tennessee women's basketball team, came to West Springfield to recruit Kara Lawson, she could not answer one simple question. She went back to Tennessee, found out the answer and secured the services of the nation's best high school player.
Top 100: Grant Hill, South Lakes, Basketball, 1990
Seahawks superstar championed Duke to two titles and made the leap to NBA All-Star and Olympic Team.
There was a time before Grant Hill belonged to the rest of the world. There was a time before Hill was a 7-time NBA All-Star and member of the Orlando Magic or Detroit Pistons or even before he was a member of two NCAA champion Duke University basketball teams.
From the Beginning to the End
982 participants signed up for 2016 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics.
The Northern Virginia Senior Olympics (NVSO) opened Sept. 10 and ran through Sept. 21 with another record registration of 918 participants.
Reston Association Chooses New CEO
One-on-one interview with Mac Cummins, AICP
One-on-one interview with Mac Cummins, AICP