Sports / Top 100

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.

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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.

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Reston Association Chooses New CEO

One-on-one interview with Mac Cummins, AICP

One-on-one interview with Mac Cummins, AICP

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Student-Athletes Honored

ASC names Athletes of the Month.

Athletes

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When Snow and Ice Come, Be Salt Smart

When Snow and Ice Come, Be Salt Smart