1995 All-Met Boys Cross-Country Team

RUNNER OF THE YEAR
Sharif Karie
West Springfield
Junior
Among his 10 first-place finishes were Foot Locker South Region championship in Charlotte, Virginia AAA state and Northern Region titles. Won William and Mary, Georgetown Prep and Bull Run invitationals. Set seven course records.

COACH OF THE YEAR
Vic Kelbaugh
West Springfield
Veteran coach of 23 years led Spartans to third straight Virginia AAA champonship and fourth in seven years. Team was unbeaten in metropolitan area and won Championship of America meet in Birmingham. Two of his runners -- Sharif Karie and Chris Banks -- qualified for final field of 32 for Foot Locker national championship race in San Diego.

FIRST TEAM
Chris Banks
West Springfield
Senior
Repeat All-Met for two-time Va. AAA champions. Took third at Foot Locker South Region championships.

Brian Burke
Gonzaga
Junior
Winner: Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship. Second at Harford and Salesianum invitationals.

Nick Gramsky
Northern
Senior
Winner: Md. Class 4A championship. Repeat All-Met. Third in Foot Locker Northeast Region championships.

Christopher Hendrix-Buxton
Hayfield
Junior
Winner: Wake Forest Invitational. Third Hendrix-BuxtonVa. AAA championship.

Eric Kweder
Edison
Junior
Winner: Va. AAA National District with record time of 14:52.3. Second in state.

Eric Post
Chantilly
Junior
Winner: Va. AAA Concorde District with record 15:02; Goucher Invitational and Pallotti Invitational.

Mark Rumple
Brooke Point
Senior
Winner: Va. AAA Northwest Region; Commonwealth District; James Wood Invitational. Repeat All-Met.

SECOND TEAM
Mike Donnelly, Senior, W.T. Woodson
Colin Dunn, Senior, St. Stephen's/SA
Jason Gibbons, Senior, North Stafford
Mike Halla, Senior, West Springfield
Faisal Hasan, Senior, Wilde Lake
Gerard Perminter, Junior Potomac (Va.)
Steve Petro, Senior, Oakland Mills
Michael Taye, Senior, Richard Montgomery
Ed Tufaro, Junior, Whitman

HONORABLE MENTION
Barry Allston, H.D. Woodson; Steve Arnold, Woodbridge; Trevor Babb, Whitman; Andy Beal, DeMatha; Brian Beil, North Stafford; Ryan Berry, Centreville; Amin Boyen, Sherando; Tim Briles, DeMatha; Jon Carnes, Broadneck; Mike Christman, Hayfield; Jim Dlugasch, Central (Va.); Joe Corcoran, Lake Braddock; Timothy Cummings, Ballou; David Currier, Pallotti; Quincy Doa, Gwynn Park; Jason Dwyer, Georgetown Prep; Mike French, Centennial; Patrick Helland, Paul VI; Zach Heidipriem, Glenelg Country; Mike Hoglund, Oakton; Nigel Holder, E. Roosevelt; Mark King, Madison; Kevin Klein, Paul VI; Tom Kraft, Marshall; Josh Lampel, Seneca Valley; Will Lamson, Potomac School; Will Lang, Field; Jason Long, Central (Va.); Gene Manner, West Potomac; Josh McCabe, South Lakes; Jason Meyer, Madison; Justin Palmer, Whitman; Arun Pankaj, West Springfield; Kyu Rhee, Centreville; Mike Spaulding, Lake Braddock; Anthony Tolliver, Northwestern; Jason Trant; Stafford; William Valentine, McNamara; Chad Webber, Arundel.