We held our first annual All Athletes Celebration on Tuesday, May 30. It was an awesome night full of reflection, recognition, and celebration for our Atoms student-athletes! In this weeks newsletter you will see a recap of our celebration from this past year!

Check back next week as we recap our spring seasons.

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All Athletes End of Year Celebration and Next Level Ceremony

We celebrated our student-athletes, coaches, and programs during our All Athletes End of Year Celebration last week. During the celebration we recognized the following:

* Team Academic GPA

* Sportsmanship Award Winners

* 3 Peat Athletes

* District Champions

* Special Recognition Award

* Atoms Inspiration Award

* Atomic Atom

* Athlete of the Year

You can see all those award recipients below

Team Academic GPA Award Winners This award goes to a Boys and Girls team that achieved the highest percentage of student-athletes, with a 3.0 GPA or higher. Award Winners:  Girls Teams - Cross Country Boys Team - Swim & Dive

Sportsmanship Award Winners

The following award winners were selected by each programs coaching staff who feel those student-athletes represent the true meaning of sportsmanship.

3 Peat Athletes

This award was established over 20 years ago to recognize those student-athletes who participated in three different sports during the athletic year. Each of these recipients will receive an “Atoms Three Sport Athletes” t-shirt!

Check out the list of 3 Peat Athletes

2022-2023 3.5 Athletes

We celebrated all of our student-athletes who maintained a 3.5 GPA or higher for the 2022-2023 school year! Check out the list here 2022-2023 3.5 Student-Athletes

District Champions

We celebrated our National District Champions during our celebration. You can find a list of our champions below:

FALL

Field Hockey Team 

WINTER

Indoor Track - Miles Lanham: 300m & Triple Jump (School Record); Noah Williams: Shot Put

Swim & Dive - Colin McGee: 100m Breaststroke

Wrestling - Marcelo Pozo: 120lb weight class

SPRING

Outdoor Track - Miles Lanham: Triple Jump; Noah Williams: Shot Put; Miles Lanham, Rakan Alqadi, Liano Van Heerden, Evan Burita, Maximo Krause: Boys 4x100 Relay

Special Recognition Awards

During the celebration, we celebrated special achievements by a few of our Annandale Atoms.

* Callia Uviedo - Field Hockey, National District Player of the Year

* Olivia Cruz - Soccer, National District Player of the Year

* Jake Vaughn - Soccer, National District Coach of the Year

* Kathy Ayers - Retiring Athletic Trainer; 33 years as a teacher and athletic trainer at Annandale High School

* Mike Scott - Former Head Football Coach; 14 years as the head football coach at Annandale High School (not present at the celebration)

Atoms Inspiration Award This award goes to two senior student-athletes who have demonstrated leadership qualities that encourage teammates to never give up. A student-athlete who acts as a role model and demonstrates their leadership skills by example to their teammates, peers, and coaches. Award Recipients: David Sewall & Giselle Moquillaza (not                                                             pictured)

Atomic Atom Award This award goes to two senior student-athletes and is not just for the MVP of a team.  It is meant to recognize what we call an  Atomic Atom. An all around athlete that possesses the qualities. A student-athlete that may not have all the accolades but an individual that performs in the classroom, on the field, and in the community. An Atomic Atom is an exceptional person and so, too, are the recipients of this award. Award Recipients: Noah Williams & Anna Peters

Atoms Athlete of the Year

Two senior student-athletes whose athletic participation and accomplishments are evident throughout their high school career. These awards are for those who have set themselves apart from others with their accolades, leadership qualities, and performances during their four years at Annandale High School.

Award Recipients:

Miles Lanham & Olivia Cruz

Next Level Athletes

We celebrated our Annandale Atoms who have committed to play athletic at the next level!

Tayron Adu Gyamfi              Football                 Hampton University

Samuel Dailey                     Basketball             Shenandoah University

Ellie Davis                           Tennis                    Catholic University

Tyler Foti                             Soccer                   Saint Mary’s College

Senay Gebremeskel           Tennis                    Washington-Lee University

Tejh Hardin                         Track & Field          United States Merchant Marines

Miles Lanham                     Track & Field          University of Virginia

John Luseni                        Football                  Randolph-Macon College

Andrew Nields                    Basketball              Catholic University

Asia Pham                          Tennis                    Randolph College

Nathaniel Quisbert             Tennis                     Randolph College

Piero Vernazza-Cortez       Football                  Bluefield College

Noah Williams                    FB/T&F                   Concord University

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