DATE: Thursday, November 6, 2025
LOCATION: Earlysville, VA | Panorama Farms
RESULTS: 6th out of 18 Schools |
Full Results
SHORT STORY: The Fork Union Military Academy Cross Country team turned in another impressive performance Thursday afternoon at the VISAA State Championships held at Panorama Farms, finishing sixth overall out of 18 competing schools.
Two Blue Devils earned All-State honors after finishing in the top 10: senior
Robert Callahan placed seventh with a time of 16:30.3, and junior
David Eaton finished ninth in 16:38.5.
As the host school, Fork Union tallied 165 points to secure sixth place overall. Bishop O'Connell captured the team title with 90 points, while Prep League rival St. Christopher's finished fourth. Other league schools placed 11th and below.
QUOTE: "It was a bittersweet day for our team as seniors
Robert Callahan and Nick Coleman ran their final cross country meet for FUMA," said head coach
Winston Brown. "These two seniors, along with junior
David Eaton, helped bring Fork Union back to prominence in the sport. We'll certainly miss them. Four years ago, Robert and Nick competed in their first state meet running north of 21 minutes. Today, Robert's performance was spectacular, as was David's. I can't say enough about what Nick Coleman has done for our program and our school. It's been a great four years, and now we look forward to David's senior season and the next wave of great runners in
Austin Knowlton,
Tyran Johnson,
Jonah Brown,
Devlin Maddox, and
Braden Ferguson."
KEY PERFORMERS:
UP NEXT: Fork Union now looks ahead to another strong indoor track and field season, building on the success and momentum of its cross country campaign.
