Friday, September 11, 2009

Women's Recruits
Here are the XC women that Coach Newberry recruited.
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Recruits said...

Liz Barclay
B.A. Religious Studies 2013

Charlottesville, Va.
Albemarle
At Albemarle
Six-time all-state selection in Virginia’s highest classification ... 2009 outdoor 1,600m state champion ... Runner-up indoors at 1,000m in 2009 ... Fourth in the state cross country championships as a sophomore ... Region champion at 800m in 2006 and 2008 ... Seven-time district champion ... Member of Albemarle’s Show Choir and Vocal Jazz Choir.
Personal
Daughter of Margaret and Bruce Barclay ... Born November 16, 1990 in Charlottesville, Virginia ... Brother, John, is also a freshman at W&M ... Enjoys reading, baking, and collaging.

Katie Buenaga
B.A. Psychology 2013

Greenville, Del.
The Tatnall School
At Tatnall
Led her team to third place at the NXN championships, finishing 20th overall ... Three-time all-state in cross country, including a seventh-place finish in 2007 ... Tatnall won state cross country championships all three years she ran for them ... Spent 2006-07 at Bishop Kenny High in Florida ... Helped set five Delaware state relay records in the past two years ... All-American outdoors in 2009 after timing 9:03 in the 4x800m relay ... Won the Penn Relays Championship of America in the DMR with a record time of 11:49 ... Ran the opening leg (1,200m) in 3:33 ... Set the state record in the 4xMile both indoors (20:46) and outdoors (20:42) ... Also set the state 4x800m record outdoors in 2008, timing 9:12.83 ... State titlist indoors in 2008 in the 4x800m relay ... Took third in the open 800m ... Won the Florida state 4x800m outdoors in 2007 ... At the 2006 Delaware outdoor state meet, took silver in the 800m and 1,600m while teaming to win the 4x800m ... Won the Kohler Cup as a senior at Tatnall, emblematic of leadership in athletics, academics, and community service ... Completed over 300 hours of community service in high school, including volunteering at a soup kitchen and serving as a CCD teacher for her church.
Personal
Daughter of Debra and Edward Buenaga ... Born January 12, 1991 in San Francisco, California ... Full name is Kaitlin Elizabeth Buenaga ... Enjoys spending time with friends and family, and volunteering at church and in the community.

Darcey McDonald
At Dickinson College
B.A. Sociology 2009
B.A. Psychology 2009
At W&M
M.Ed. School Psychology 2011

Lititz, Pa.
Warwick (Dickinson)
At Dickinson (2005-09)
Competed three years for Dickinson ... NCAA qualifier outdoors at 5,000m in 2009, finishing 11th ... Career-best 17:04.27 was the seventh-fastest time in Division III last season ... Three-time all-region honoree in cross country ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships all three years ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic squads three times in cross country, and once in track ... Earned a total of eight all-conference awards ... Graduated in 2009 with degrees in sociology and psychology.
Personal
Daughter of Peg Gerhart and Jerry McDonald ... Born April 11, 1987 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania ... Enjoys swimming, yoga, and going to the beach.

Melissa DiVecchia
Class of 2013

Centreville, Va.
Westfield
At Westfield
Earned four letters in outdoor track and three each indoors and in cross country ... Part of the cross country team that won the Iolani Invitational in Hawai’i in 2006 ... Westfield won on to take fourth in the state that season ... Part of the 4x800m relay squad that won the Arcadia Invitational in California in 2008 ... Part of the darkhorse 4x800m relay that earned all-region honors and ran at the 2009 indoor state championships ... Beginning with indoor track as a junior, won five-straight Scholar-Athlete awards ... Member of the French Club and Math Honor Society.
Personal
Daughter of Marikay and Michael DiVecchia ... Born February 8, 1991 in Fairfax, Virginia ... Father earned his MBA from William and Mary in 1984 ... Enjoys listening to music, juggling a soccer ball, and dessert.

September 11, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Recruits continued said...

Megan Fitzpatrick
B.A. Hispanic Studies 2013
B.A. Education 2013

Centreville, Va.
Westfield
At Bishop O’Connell
Virginia Independent Schools state champion in cross country as a junior ... Runner-up at the VIS meet as a sophomore ... Led O’Connell to the VIS, WCAC, and Arlington County team titles the past two years ... Named first-team All-Met in cross country by the Washington Post both as a junior and as a senior ... Champion at the WCAC meet and Arlington County championships each of the past two years ... In track, won six individual titles at the Virginia Catholic Championships, three each at 1,600m and 3,200m ... Named MVP of the Virginia Catholic League in 2007 and again in 2009 ... Won the 1,600m and 3,200m at the WCAC Championships the last two years ... National Merit Scholarship Commended Scholar ... USMC Distinguished Student-Athlete ... O’Connell’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year as a senior ... National Honor Society ... Vice President of the Spanish Honor Society.
Personal
Daughter of Lynn and John Fitzpatrick ... Born March 15, 1991 in Arlington, Virginia ... Father graduated from W&M in 1984 ... Enjoys reading, writing, and yoga.


Kiah Hardcastle
B.S. Neuroscience 2013
B.S. Mathematics 2013

Lewisburg, Pa.
Lewisburg Area
At Lewisburg Area
Finished in the top-10 at the Nike Outdoor Nationals 5,000m in 2008 ... State champion in the 4x800m relay in 2008 ... Medalist at the state level twice in cross country and three times in track ... Three-time state qualifier in track, and four-time qualifier in cross country ... Finished in the top-10 at the state cross country meet in 2006 ... Won the individual district title that season as well ... Lewisburg won the district cross country title in 2006, 2007, and 2008, and finished third in the state each of the last two seasons ... Violinist in the Lewisburg Orchestra from 2005-09 ... Member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish and French Honor Societies.
Personal
Daughter of Gary and Valerie Hardcastle ... Born December 14, 1990 in San Diego, California ... Enjoys spending time with friends, reading, and cooking.


Rebecca Kassabian
B.A. Psychology 2013

Fairfax, Va.
Oakton
At Oakton
Helped Oakton earn runner-up honors at the Virginia cross country championships as a junior ... Also earned all-state accolades outdoors that year ... Three-time MVP of Oakton’s cross country team ... District runner-up four times as a senior ... All-district and all-region in all three seasons as a junior and senior ... Named honorable mention All-Met by the Washington Post in the fall of 2007 ... Member of the National English Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars.
Personal
Daughter of Jackie and Brett Kassabian ... Born July 7, 1991 in Fairfax, Virginia ... Aunt, Lynne, graduated from W&M in 1979 ... Enjoys playing the piano, reading, and jumping on trampolines.

September 11, 2009 at 10:54 AM
Still more recruits said...

Krissa Loretto
B.S. Kinesiology 2013

Toms River, N.J.
Monsignor Donovan
At Monsignor Donovan
Won three New Jersey Catholic state titles in the 3,200m run ... Two-time runner-up at the distance at the overall state meet ... Ran the mile anchor on Msgr. Donovan’s state-champion DMR during the 2009 indoor season ... Race was all-division, all-public and private ... Each of her three years at Msgr. Donovan saw her earn all-county, all-conference, and all-state honors in both cross country and track ... Ran the invitational mile at the New Balance Games in 2009, finishing seventh in a nationally-elite field ... Named Most Outstanding Female Athlete at Msgr. Donovan as a senior ... Named by the New Jersey Education Association and News 12 as a Distingushed Scholar-Athlete ... National Honor Society.
Personal
Daughter of Judith and Robert Loretto ... Born August 19, 1991 in Long Branch, New Jersey ... Enjoys going to the beach, baking, and reading.


Charlotte Tregelles
Class of 2013

Allendale, N.J.
Northern Highlands Regional
At Northern Highlands
Captained the cross country and track teams her senior year ... Earned first-team all-county honors every season in high school ... Won the NBIL title at 3,200m and the Bergen County championship at 1,600m indoors as a senior.
Personal
Daughter of Jane and Patrick Tregelles ... Born December 12, 1990 in Frankfurt, Germany ... Enjoys biking, hiking, and making s’mores.

September 11, 2009 at 10:54 AM

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