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News Archive: May 2006

2006 Sports Hall of Fame Banquet and Golf Classic

Please plan to attend our Sports Hall of Fame banquet and Celebrity Golf Classic on June 15th and June 16th. This year five new inductees will be honored at our banquet ceremony on Thursday, June 15th. They include: Charles Bossolina (Deceased), Class of 1949; William Blair, Class of 1949; Erik Christensen, Class of 1951; William Furrer, Class of 1987; and Ibrahim Aden, Class of 1992. Guy E. Beatty, FUMA Trustee Emeritus, will receive the Col. R.L. "Red" Pulliam Award for Distinguished Leadership. The golf classic will be held on Friday, June 16th at Laurel Ridge golf course in Palmyra, VA. Registration begins at 9:30. For a full schedule of events go to www.forkunion.com

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, May 31, 2006 04:23 PM
General News



Hope for Humanity Project has Happy Ending

Over the past several months Fork Union Military Academy has been raising money for a 12 year old boy from Sudan, Abraham Mabeny. Abraham needs surgery to correct a birth defect of the heart. The money raised will assist in bringing him to the United States for this surgery. Even though this young man is across the globe, his relationship to FUMA is very close to home. Abraham is the younger brother of Gideon Mabeny, who came to Fork Union in January 2006 through the assistance of Hope for Humanity and a local scholarship donor.

Through the generosity of FUMA faculty, staff, cadets, and friends enough money was raised to help bring Abraham to the United States, along with Hope for Humanity and their partnership with International Hospital for Children. In a recent letter to Bev Hanlin, Community Service Coordinator at FUMA, Jennifer Ernst, a representative at Hope for Humanity, wrote the following:

My husband Darryl and I joined the Farley's at FUMA on Mother's Day for the outstanding Mother's Day Parade. We were so impressed, it was beautiful!

I have just received word that Abraham has been approved by the International Hospital for Children to come to the United States for his heart surgery! While we still have Visas to get approved and flight arrangements to be made, we at least have a commitment and know that he will be coming.

Thank you and Blessings,

Jennifer Ernst

For a full story on Abraham Mabeny and FUMA's Community Service project go to Fluvanna Review's article.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, May 24, 2006 02:01 PM
General News



Coach of the Year Awards

Congratulations to FUMA coaches for receiving the VPL Coach of the Year Award for Spring 2006.

Coach Winston Brown - Track
Coach Steve Friski - Baseball

Great job and we want to thank all of our coaches for being dedicated to their team sport!

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, May 24, 2006 01:07 PM
Athletics



19 in a Row! FUMA Wins State Track Championship

For the 19th year in a row, the FUMA Track & Field Team dominated the competition at the State Championship Meet held Saturday, May 20, 2006. Led by Brandon Caleb and Axel Mostrag, the team posted an astounding score of 166.50 points, with Woodberry Forest picking up second place with 78 points, and St. Christopher's grabbing third place with 76 points.

Brandon Caleb won both the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdle events, as well as the long jump and triple jump. As if that were not enough for one competition, Caleb also ran in the 4x100 relay, helping the team pick up third place in that event.

The Blue Devil distance runners posted an impressive 1-2-3 victory, with Axel Mostrag, Jamie Reichlen, and Szymon Rola picking up 24 points for their first, second, and third place finishes, respectively, in the 800-meter run. Mostrag and Rola also finished first and second in the 1600-meter race. Jonathan Buckland and David Johnson both scored in the 3200-meter race with a second and sixth place finish. FUMA also picked up a win in the 4x400 relay run by Mostrag, Reichland, Rola, and Sylvester Bryce. Jamie Reichlen brought home third place in the 400-meters.

Dylan Greer and Mike Tumbarello both scored points in the pole vault with third and fifth place finishes. Jonathan Foote and Travis Myers placed second and eighth in the high jump. Jobari Abramson took third place in the triple jump. Tienne Jefferson placed fourth in the discus, and Carl Daniel finished just out of the points in the shot put with a ninth place finish. Steven Palmer placed fourth in the 100-meter dash and ran the anchor leg in the 4x100 relay with teammates Tyrone Gardner, Neal Dodson, and Brandon Caleb to win third place, just a quarter second behind the first place team and 1/100th of a second behind the second place finisher. Neal Dodson and Tyrone Gardner finished third and eighth in the 200-meter dash.

Full meet results are available on MileStat.com.

Posted by CPT Dan Thompson, Sunday, May 21, 2006 01:28 AM
Athletics



Cadet Jamie Gorman selected All-Prep in Lacrosse

Senior Jamie Gorman was selected to All-Prep Lacrosse 2006. His position on the team was defenseman. Congratulations to our Lacrosse team for a job well done this season.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Friday, May 19, 2006 01:24 PM
Athletics



FUMA Alumnus Speaks at Greater Issues Forum

Dion Trahan, FUMA Class of 1998, became the second graduate to address the Fork Union Military Academy Greater Issues Forum when he spoke to members of the Cadet Corps and Academy community on May 16, 2006. Dion was the Brigade Commander during his senior year and since leaving FUMA has received an undergraduate degree from The Citadel and a law degree from LSU.

Also a member of the Louisiana National Guard, Dion served a combat tour as an armored platoon leader in Iraq.

In his message Dion focused on the impact FUMA has made, and continues to make, in his life. He continually emphasized that FUMA graduates depart the school with all the tools they will need for a successful life, and implored the cadets to take the values learned as members of the Corps and use them to become character-driven men who are strong enough to do what is right in what has become a troubled world. For photos from this event go to the photo gallery.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Friday, May 19, 2006 01:11 PM
General News



Graduation Photos

This year's graduation photos will be available for purchase from LIFETOUCH STUDIOS one week after the event on May 27th. To order pictures, go to the website www.lifetouchevents.com and enter the password FUMA. Your son's graduation is a special event you will want to cherish forever. Orders can be placed for a period of 90 days only. For more information contact LIFETOUCH at (804) 378-4474 or (800) 441-0596.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Thursday, May 18, 2006 09:11 AM
General News



Golf Finishes Winning Season

The golf team finished fifth in the Prep League this year. Spencer Percy shot a 74 on the first day and shot an 80 the second day, He played very well and was headed to the top of the scoreboard with a two stroke lead but had a problem on the 16th hole and dropped from the lead. Spencer had a great year and helped lead the team to a winning season. Matt Sullivan shot an 80 the first day and an 81 on day two. Matt was a much improved player this year. Ryan Gies shot an 83 on the first day and improved to an 81 on the second day. Max Heredia shot an 85 on the first day and 85 on the second day. Max a seventh grader did quite well against high school competition this year. Matt Berry shot a 97 on day one and improved to an 85 on the second day.

The low score was a 68 shot by Peter Wilson from Woodberry and the team championship was won by Collegiate.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Thursday, May 18, 2006 07:37 AM
Athletics



Golf against Trinity

The golf team finished the season with a good match against Trinity. Trinity won by three strokes 156 to 159. Matt Sullivan was the medalist with a 35, Spencer Percy shot a 37, Ryan Gies shot a 38 and Max Heredia and Matt Berry shot 49. The golf team finished the year with a Winning record of 8 wins and 6 loses. The Prep League Tournament is at the Independence Golf Club in Midlothian, Monday May 15 and Tuesday May 16.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Friday, May 12, 2006 01:56 PM
Athletics



JV Lax Ends Season

JV completed its season against Covenant Wednesday. For both teams, it was the last game of the year. FUMA trailed most of the game, but overcame a 6 to 3 deficit to tie at 7 to 7 late in the fourth quarter. After a Covenant score, a long FUMA shot from the top of the crease failed to tie the score as the horn sounded, ending the game with an 8 to 7 loss.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Friday, May 12, 2006 01:52 PM
Athletics



Jr. Prep Baseball

The FUMA Jr. Prep baseball team lost a heartbreaker on Thursday afternoon six to five in an eight inning battle with the Saints from St. Chris. Ron Berscak pitched six and two-thirds innings and striking out one. Bryn Barham came in for the final inning and a half and struck out three. The Blue Devils were led at the plate by Justin Fregeau's long double to left-center field, Josh Brown's two singles, Ron Berscak's single, and David Millhouse's single. After scoring one run in the first inning, the Saints tied it up in their half of the first. After finally taking the lead four to three in the sixth inning, the Saints overcame the deficit by scoring the winning run in their bottom half of the eighth inning. The Blue Devils will close out the regular season with a trip to Christ Church on Tuesday May 16th.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Friday, May 12, 2006 08:36 AM
Athletics



FUMA SCUBA Club

By: Cadet Matthew Whittaker

I really enjoyed the SCUBA program at FUMA. SCUBA diving has always interested me. I've wanted to get certified for the longest time, but never had the chance until this year. The classes consisted of three weekends. The first one was mainly classroom learning about how to dive and do it safely.

FUMA SCUBA Training.jpg


The next weekend we got to get our gear on and get in the pool. I had a really good time with just getting in the pool and getting to swim around underwater. The third weekend we packed the bus for our trip to Lake Rawlings for our final test. We stayed in cabins while at the lake which was nice because we had a hot shower and air conditioning. For the open water certification we had to complete four dives successfully. Each dive consisted of a few skills at the beginning and then ended with a 10-15 minute exploration dive in the lake. They had all sorts of cool things to see. There were two sunken school buses, cars, computers, fish and other stuff. Everyone said that the lake was going to be freezing but I was fine. The SCUBA instructors and Capt. Garriss were very knowledgeable and experienced. I enjoyed talking to them about different places that they went diving. The overall SCUBA program was excellent and I enjoyed it very much! It feels great to be a certified SCUBA diver!

See Training Photos Here

See the Lake Rawlings Photos Here

Posted by , Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:57 AM
General News



Prep Baseball

Courtesy of Cadet Eugene Connor

Prep Baseball suffered a tough loss on Thursday, May 4th as they traveled to St. Christopher's in Richmond only to lose 6 to 0. Matt Smith gave FUMA a good chance to win, settling in after a rocky 3 run first inning for the Saints. There were not many highlights for Fork Union in either facet of the game, offense or defense, but Hunter Fairchild laid down a beautiful bunt that advanced the runner to second and put the runner on first in scoring position. Yet, the plague of strikeouts resurfaced for the Blue Devils as they failed to convert with runners in scoring position. Again, FUMA looks ahead for Friday's rematch against Trinity. Prep will finish the year with their toughest opponents, which include perennial champs STAB and again at home versus St. Christophers.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, May 9, 2006 09:45 AM
Athletics



Middle School Baseball plays St. Christophers

Courtesy of Wes Cox

Last Thursday's game was another heart breaker for the young team. Although the boys played with fire and determination, it was not enough to overcome the shear size of the of the St. Chris Saints team. Our pitchers faced a lot of 3 ball counts, which led to a good deal of walks. It was the walks that hurt the team the most. The final score was 14 to 2. Our final home game is still scheduled against Collegiate at 4:30. The final game of the season will be Thursday at STAB at 4:00.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, May 9, 2006 09:39 AM
Athletics



Jr. Prep beats Hargrave

The FUMA Jr. Prep baseball team won their fourth game out of their last five, 10 to 4 against Hargrave Military Academy. Justin Fregeau picked up his team leading third win of the season. Justin struck out six Tiger batter, and Ron Berscak came in for mop up work in their bottom half of the seventh inning; striking out one. The bats were up and running in Chatham, VA as the Blue Devils overcame the long trek south and woke up after being down 3 to 2 in the 1st inning.

The Blue Devils were paced at the plate by big catcher Matt Riley's two doubles and a singl, Josh Brown's triple and single, Bryn Barham's double and single, and Kyle Andrew's double and single. Barham and Brown each scored two runs for the visiting team. The Blue Devils are in action again Friday May 5th at home vs. Woodbery Forest.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, May 3, 2006 09:25 AM
Athletics



Jr. Prep plays Benedictine

The FUMA Jr. Prep baseball team lost Friday April 28, 8 to 5 to a very solid Benedictine team. Andrew Stout went the full 7 innings in the defeat along with four strikeouts. The visiting Blue Devils struck first and held a 5 to 1 advantage through four innings, but a Cadet rally in the bottom half of the fifth inning saw the momentum shifting, as they went ahead 6 to 5 heading into the top half of the sixth inning. The Blue Devils were paced at the plate by a long double by Justin Fregeau and an RBI, two singles by John Malley, two singles by Andrew Stout, and singles by Bryn Barham, Josh Brown, and David Millhouse.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, May 3, 2006 09:23 AM
Athletics



Golf Takes Seventh Win, Edges Top Contender

The golf team defeated St Christopher's 156 to FUMA 155 to earn win number seven. This was a big win for the Blue Devils, knocking off the best team in the Prep League. Spencer Percy, Ryan Gies and our seventh grader, Max Heredia, shot 38's. Matt Berry rounded out the scoring with a 41. Our next match is Friday against Blue Ridge.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Wednesday, May 3, 2006 09:20 AM
Athletics



FUMA Wins 2nd Straight Dogwood Track & Field Classic

FUMA won its second straight Dogwood Track and Field Classic on Saturday, April 29th at the UVA's Lannigan Field. The FUMA Blue Devils finished with 66 points to run away with the victory in the meet that included more than 1,800 participants from 91 high schools.

Axel Mostrag broke the meet record and set a personal best in the men's 1,600 meters, his time was 4 min., 13.42 seconds. Brandon Caleb scored 25 points by himself, and took fifth place in the 110-meter hurdles. He came in first in the triple and long jump. He earned six more points for FUMA on the third-place 400 relay team. Caleb hit his personal best on the triple jump, with 47 feet, 2 inches.

Mostrag and Caleb are congratulated in helping make the Dogwood Classic a true FUMA day!

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, May 2, 2006 04:02 PM
Athletics



FUMA Baseball

Courtesy of Wes Cox

The Fuma baseball team was handed a demoralizing loss by the Fluvanna Flucos, 22 to 3. During the game, we had some problems being consistent from the mound with strikes. This problem was only compounded by a good amount of errors that were committed in the field. The mood after the game said it all about the team. But we hope not to let this keep us down and use it as a learning experience instead. We have a week to get back on the winning track before we face St. Chris on Thursday. Our game scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled with no make up date as of yet.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Tuesday, May 2, 2006 03:59 PM
Athletics



Fork Union 4-Miler Race Results

Race results for the Fork Union 4-Miler are in!

PlaceBib NumberNameTime
12252Nippert, Howard - Arritt Award/men's first (*1st)21:17.30
2915Opio, Mark - overall/men's second (*1st)24:08.92
3921Malm, Jeremy - overall/men's third (*1st)24:22.79
4919Davis, Marr (*2nd)24:58.67
52415Holliman, Chris (*1st)25:28.31
6986Kalender, Ryan (*3rd)26:27.87
72427Sica, Christopher (*2nd)26:30.08
82402Valentine, Charlie (*2nd)26:38.30
9922Anderson, Glen (*1st)26:52.25
10916Jang, Seong (*3rd)27:40.87
112243Chae, John27:43.71
12933Percy, Spencer27:56.89
13938Wright, Josh28:20.69
14917Johnson, Jarvis28:20.97
15996Cole, Jerry28:38.61
16924Aboulhosn, Robbie (*3rd)29:17.45
17937Yonce, Haden29:54.75
182414Crowther, Paul (*1st)30:01.12
19946Sullivan, Matthew30:31.32
20929Moore, Donald (*2nd)30:32.03
21926Selph, Elise - women's first (*1st)30:43.14
222407Seong, Yongtae30:48.05
23935Wilson, Thomas (*2nd)30:53.65
242418Gillies, George (*2nd)30:56.43
25925Barber, Melissa - women's second (*2nd)31:10.81
26936Yonce, Dane (*3rd)31:17.51
27923Myers, Andrew31:21.25
282417Bryan, Peggy - women's third (*1st)31:27.87
29940Anthony, Troy31:28.45
30932Reed, Dallas31:34.84
312408Kim, Min31:52.79
32950Chapman, Matt31:55.82
332428Haney, Sean32:33.28
34945Holliman, Grace (*2nd)32:33.67
352405Ku, Kwan32:41.67
36939Braxton, Rich32:43.33
37953Brown, Timothy32:49.93
38965Timmons, Josh33:33.03
39972Buhler, Philip34:10.92
40995Kennedy, Kevin34:37.63
41996Oh, Chul-Joong34:40.96
42944Walsh, Kathleen (*1st)34:53.40
432406Lee, Woo-Jin34:54.00
44955Campbell, Sam35:09.47
45920Courtney, Rob35:17.86
46943Workman, Harold (*3rd)35:18.58
47918Shirley, Andrew35:20.52
48948Armstrong, Lynn (2nd) 35:38.79
49954Zeek, Kathy (3rd)35:48.22
50956Campbell, Steve35:59.50
512410Honeycutt, Mark (*3rd)36:29.43
522419Layne, Nate36:55.45
53961Reed, Joel37:00.72
542422Breeden, Terry37:04.97
55960Purcell, Brenda (*1st)37:08.60
56967Hagerman, Chris37:12.08
57983Dominguez, Matt37:51.02
582250Regnier, David37:56.46
592413Johnson, Carol38:02.24
60947Williams, Amy (*2nd)38:27.83
612416Bryan, William38:28.48
62931Moreland, Gary39:05.01
632404Sidwell, Mike39:12.50
64984Grimme, Michael39:24.49
65978Jensen, Jennifer (*3rd)39:25.55
662409Bowles, Karen40:39.16
672411Bashore, Randall41:47.40
68958Allbaugh, Charles42:00.59
69951Purnell, Karen42:00.90
70976Coppa, Maureen42:04.98
71988Hoffman, Sean43:05.29
72974Denckla-Cobb, Tanya43:20.41
732236Bachman, Jake 44:25.99
74981Payne, Tom45:26.86
75959Pendergrass, Jenni (*3rd)46:40.17
76993Snowden, Taylor47:54.36
77982Estes, RJ48:15.82
78994Montgomery, Jonathan49:19.98
79952Sartor, Morgan49:20.31
80977Williams, Willie49:20.62
81968Hargrove, Jake49:44.94
82957Kim, Hyun Seung49:49.42
83971Park, Jonathan50:19.60
84975Spaid, Karen50:35.04
85969Brunnworth, Sean50:41.63
862412Huff, Valerine51:14.61
872403White, Ryan51:43.03
882423Moxley Folden, Christina (*3rd)52:28.18
892240Carson, Hakeem52:31.04
90930Kim, Do53:35.24
91949Santaularia, Jack54:16.35
92991Prince, Ben54:18.10
93997Rosario, George54:30.51
942425Flynn, Kinzie (*1st)54:31.02
95979Workman, Patty54:31.93
96962LaCentra, Kyle54:49.10
97992King, Ryan55:05.54
98985Tew, Chere (*1st)55:41.07
992233Balhoff, Mindy55:41.48
1002225Bocci, Kerri55:45.24
1012242Williams, Tracey55:48.28
1022235Brown, Jackie56:44.39
1032232Yonce, Ann56:44.80
1042239Lewis, Tamara (*2nd)57:13.93
1052241Lewis, Anthony57:14.29
106987Hooper, Liz57.14.66
1072229Melton, Ellen57:25.16
1082228Boisseau, Julie57:25.52
1092426Flynn, Lisa57:32.16
1102424Flynn, Corven1:00:07.77
111998Rosario, Eileen1:00:08.10
1122231Harris, Fred (*1st)1:00:28.17
113990Hitchcock, William (*2nd)1:00:28.39
1142249Murray, Donna (*2nd)1:02:07.61
1152248Watts, Jane1:02:13.41
116980Payne, Windy (*3rd)1:02:13.77
1172246Howard, Alice1:04:24.31
1182227Jones, Joanne1:04:24.31
1192251Ponte, Tyler1:04:24.31
120989Walton, Zack1:04:24.31
1212244Tew, Jim (*3rd)1:04:24.31
1222421Bryan, Maude1:04:24.31
1232237Anderson, Cindy1:04:24.31
1242234Scott, Juanita1:04:24.31
1252226Booker, Mozell1:04:24.31
1261000Booker, Jwhaun1:04:24.31
1272401Bowles, Charlene1:04:24.31
1282420Washington, Ryant1:04:24.31

Posted by CPT Dan Thompson, Monday, May 1, 2006 01:46 PM
General News



For the Second Year in a row, FUMA avenges a WFS loss

Prep Baseball's momentum train could not be stopped as they beat Woodberry Forest in a rematch game at their home field, 5 to 3 (the same score as last year's rematch game against WFS). Again, the Blue Devils broke out with an early lead. With the wind carrying the ball, Michael Walker homered (4) for the second game in a row, and Mike Crosby almost drove one over. Donny Outlaw had a good game at the plate as well. Michael Walker had much help from the FUMA defense in getting his win with Hunter Fairchild playing a great game at second and Judd Knibbe playing another flawless game this time at third. Prep is now 8 to 6 on the year and 6 to 5 in the prep league.

Posted by Elizabeth Liles, Monday, May 1, 2006 12:21 PM
Athletics



 

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