2006 Montgomery All-Gazette Boys Cross-County
Friday, Dec. 15, 2006
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The 2006 All-Gazette Boys Cross-Country first team. Front row (left to right): David Laratta, Neal Darmody, Will Palmer, Andrew Palmer, Chris Bowie, Elias Tousley; back row: Coach of the Year Seann Pelkey, Tommy Mullings, Chris Barnard, Matt Abernethy, Athlete of the Year Chris Moen.
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Chris Moen
Walter Johnson, Junior
Finished ahead of every county competitor during championship meets, including placing first in the county (15:55) and the region (16:23) and fourth in the state (16:52).
Matt Abernethy Georgetown Prep Senior
Led Little Hoyas by placing second in IAC championships and sixth at private-school meet.
Chris Bowie Bethesda-Chevy Chase Senior
After placing sixth at county meet, raced to first in region (15:47) and 3A state (16:46) meets.
Chris Barnard Sherwood Senior
Steady runner placed second at counties, third in region and fifth at 4A state meet.
Neal Darmody Quince Orchard Junior
Paced Cougars with finishes of second at regionals, fifth at counties and 10th at states.
David Laratta Quince Orchard Junior
Part of Cougars’ one-two punch, took third at regionals, 10th at counties and 11th at states.
Tommy Mullings Sherwood Senior
Helped Warriors place second in state again with seventh-place finish.
Andrew Palmer Whitman Freshman
County’s top newcomer finished fourth at regionals, eighth at states and ninth at counties.
Will Palmer Whitman Senior
Veteran runner guided Vikings to second place in county and region.
Elias Tousley Bethesda-Chevy Chase Senior
Helped Barons place second in region by placing third in 16:02. Also took third in county.
honorable mention
Greg Bove (Quince Orchard, Senior)
Sam Epstein (Whitman, Senior)
Kyle Gaffney (Blake, Senior)
Brian Marshall (Seneca Valley, Senior)
Mike Migdall (Quince Orchard, Junior)
Artem Panasenkov (Quince Orchard, Junior)
Joe Peterson (St. Andrew’s, Senior)
Brian Sickles (Richard Montgomery, Senior)
Russell Speiden (Sherwood, Junior)
Wil Zahorodny (Damascus, Junior)
boys Coach of the Year
Seann Pelkey
Quince Orchard, 5th Year
Pelkey guided Cougars’ boys team to first perfect season, which included county, region and state championships. Also won titles at Oatlands Invitational, Paul Short Run and Glory Days Grill Invitational.
