Boys • Coach of the Year • First Team • Best Boats • Honorable Mention Coach of the Year Rick Ferguson West Springfield The Spartans' varsity eight came within seven-tenths of a second of winning gold at the D.C. area championships after not qualifying for the finals in 2002. The boat also won silver at the Virginia Scholastic championships, and the freshman eight won silver at the prestigious Stotesbury Regatta. First Team Rowers Kevin Baum St. Albans Sr. Garrett Buxton Washington-Lee Jr. Eric Gehrke Gonzaga Sr. Mike Hull Jefferson Sr. Matt Lucas Jefferson Jr. Sean Lynam T.C. Williams Sr. Chris McCook McLean Sr. Matthew Petty West Springfield Sr. Chris Richbourg Woodbridge Sr. Alex Sieke Jefferson Jr. Coxswain Garrett Hanley McLean Sr. Best Boats Varsity Eight: Jefferson Varsity Four: McLean Lightweight Eight: Bethesda-Chevy Chase and T.C. Williams Lightweight Four: St. Albans Second Eight: Gonzaga Honorable Mention Rowers Will Aramony, West Potomac, Sr.; Mansour Benkreira, Wilson, Sr.; Jacob Buchanan, West Springfield, Jr; John Cancian, Jefferson, Sr.; Nathan Fox, Whitman, Sr.; Sam Greene, Lake Braddock, Sr.; Thad Grohoski, Gar-Field, Sr.; Nico Grundmann, Whitman, Sr.; Paul Hamm, Gonzaga, Sr.; Mike Hinz, Hylton, Sr.; Jugo Kapetonovic, St. Albans, Sr.; Jay Rowan, W.T. Woodson, Jr.; Sam Rust, T.C. Williams, Sr.; Stephen Sharp, St. Albans, Sr.; Neil Sonnenberg, Gonzaga, Sr.; Blake Walker, Robinson, Sr.; Nathan Weiser, Wakefield, Sr.; Robert Wells, Yorktown, Sr.; Alex Wooten, Washington-Lee, Sr. Coxswains Chase Phillips, Woodbridge, Sr.; Jon Schinasi, St. Albans, Sr.		Girls • Coach of the Year • First Team • Best Boats • Honorable Mention Coach of the Year Matt Shoop Jefferson The Colonials didn't race a lightweight eight boat at the Virginia scholastic or D.C. area championships in 2002, but this year won silver at the state championships and gold at the area regatta, dethroning national powerhouse T.C. Williams. The varsity eight won silver at both the state and area regattas, and the Colonials' second eight won gold at Stotesbury. First Team Rowers Dorothy Baden West Potomac Sr. Carla Bezold Jefferson Sr. Jamie Doerr Episcopal Sr. Hillary Goldberg Whitman Sr. Jessica Guzik W.T. Woodson Sr. Ashley Jones T.C. Williams Sr. Mercedes Kiss T.C. Williams Sr. Julia Lubsen Jefferson Sr. Rachel Mayberry Woodbridge Sr. Jordan Middendorf National Cathedral Jr. Coxswain Katie Tobin Bethesda-Chevy Chase Sr. Best Boats Varsity Eight: T.C. Williams Varsity Four: W.T. Woodson and West Potomac Lightweight Eight: T.C. Williams Lightweight Four: McLean Second Eight: Jefferson Honorable Mention Rowers Charisse Arellano, Potomac (Va.), Sr.; Sarah Buckenmeyer, Gar-Field, Sr.; Beth-Ann Dick, West Springfield, Jr.; Gretchen Driessnack, Hylton, Sr.; Megan Haughs, Robinson, Jr.; Katy Higgins, O'Connell, Jr.; Valerie Hutchins, Whitman, Sr.; Jackie Kelly, National Cathedral, Jr.; Celia Lee, Lake Braddock, Sr.; Maria Micocci, McLean, Jr.; Lina Mizerek, McLean, Jr.; Vicky Moore, T.C. Williams, Sr.; Emeline Planche, Washington-Lee, Sr.; Julia Schroer, Georgetown Visitation, Sr.; Katie Sovik, T.C. Williams, Sr.; Melanie Turner, Woodbridge, Sr.; Bridget Wandelt, Robinson, Sr.; Caroline Wick, Washington-Lee, Jr.; Liz Willis, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Sr. Coxswains Hannah Bae, Jefferson, Sr.; Laura Gill, Washington-Lee, Sr.; Roma Kaundal, T.C. Williams; Sr.