State Championship Milestones
Park View High School has won 14 State
Team Championships and 40 Individual
State Champions since 1976.
We have begun a new tradition of
recognizing the milestone anniversaries
of our previous state champions.
30th Anniversary of the
880 Yard Relay Team
•2nd Girls 880 Yard relay team in PV
history to win this event
•Team consisted of Jodi Mailander
Farrell, Bridget Collier Dagette, Gen
Cummings Petrella and Diane Wright
Breeden
•Scores were 2nd all year to Handley
HS until the State Championship
•State Championship time of 1:46.0
•“That kind of teamwork and the
wonderful feeling of being part of a
larger victory for our team and Park
View High has stayed with me all
these years.” – Jodi Mailander Farrell
•“We all ran our best races of the
season and never trailed them
(Handley) in the race.” – Diane Wright
Breeden
•Coached by Joy Bundy
30th Anniversary of the
1983 Gymnastics Team
•The team lost 2 seniors from the 82 State
Champs and returned 5 seniors
•Went undefeated in all dual and tri meets
•They were District, Region and State
Champions
•7 members qualified for the Region meet
•Newcomer Michelle Roth placed in 4
events and won the regional all around
competition
•Michelle and Laura Custer scored enough
in state competition to make PV champs
•Supported by team parents and PV staff
members Mr. Peterson and Ms. Wimer
•Mrs. Bibb, PV assistant principal, often
attended meets and was considered their
good luck charm
•Coached by Kathleen Dugger and Judy
Miller
25th Anniversary of the
1988 Gymnastics Team
•Won the District and Region
•Won the 10th consecutive District
Gymnastics title with a score of 105
•The 88 team was the strongest overall
team that PVHS ever had
•Swept through the regular season
undefeated
•3 seniors and a talented group of
underclassmen
•Leah Terrell Costello, Theresa Cummings
and Kristi McDonald led the competition
at all three levels
•Leah, Theresa and Kristi are members of
the PVHS Hall of Fame
•Team score for the state meet was an
astonishing 104.7 points
•Coached by Kathleen Dugger and Judy
Miller
25th Anniversary of the
1988 Football Team
•First year that the Patriots played on the
field at PVHS
•Only Patriot football team to go
undefeated with a record of 14-0
•Tony Conway broke the school record of
most yards rushing and touchdowns
•Chris Dawson tied a state record with 58
yard field goal
•11 players were named to the All District
team
•7 players were named to the 1st team All
Region and All State team
•Defeated Brookville HS for the crown by a
score of 51-7
•“The players were well prepared and
played an excellent game. The margin of
victory was very convincing.” – Coach Ed
Scott
•Tony Conway and Andy Bell are inaugural
PVHS Hall of Fame members
•Coached by Ed Scott
35th Anniversary
April Hughlett Vinson
Track
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Track Team Captain – 1978
PV Track MVP: 1978
Individual District Champion in 880 yd run & 1 Mile
Run
Individual Regional Champion in 880 yd run & 1Mile
Run
Individual State Champion in 880 yd run - tied a state
record of 2:20.8 in 1978
Individual State Champion in 1 Mile Run - 1978
Currently still holds 2 mile PV track record
PVHS Female Athlete of the Year - 1978
PVHS Most Outstanding Student & 2nd in the class –
1978
Loudoun Times Mirror Female Athlete of the Year –
1978
Attended West Point – graduated top 16% in her class
Member of the PV Hall of Fame Class of 2011
Currently a US Army Reserve Colonel and licensed
Middle School Teacher
Coached by Anne Brooks and Sandy Simpson
30th Anniversary
Keith Ball
Wrestling
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First freshman at PVHS to qualify for the
state wrestling tournament
Placed in the District tournament all 4 years
Placed in the Region II tournament all 4
years
Placed in the State Tournament- 3 years
Was a Team Captain for Junior and Senior
years
Went undefeated in his Senior year with
record of 28-0 for the 155 lb weight class
Did not allow a single point to be scored
against him in the District, Region or State
tournament in 1983
First PVHS wrestler to be offered a Division I
scholarship
Member of the PV Hall of Fame Class of
2013
Coached by Mack Piercy and Greg Mitchell
30th Anniversary
Bobby Harper
Track
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The first of several talented
athletes to become a state
champion in the Pole Vault
4 year member and letter
winner in Track
District winner with a score
of 13’6”
Won the state meet with a
vault of 14’0”
Attempted to set a state
record at 14’4”
“It was a great
performance. He came up
mighty fast as he drove the
pole into the box, but did
not have time to adjust to
the bar on top.” – Coach
Harturg
Coached by Jim Hartung and
Ed Scott
25th Anniversary
Leah Terrell Costello
Gymnastics
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Gymnastics Team Regional Champions in 1988
Gymnastics Team State Champion in 1988
Individual District Champion: 1st All Around
Individual District Champion: 1st in Bars
Individual Regional 3rd place: All Around
Individual State 3rd place: Vault & Bars
Individual Region Runner: Up All Around
Individual State Champion: 1st in All Around
and Bars – 1988
Individual State Runner Up: Vault
High School All American
VHSL Academic Excellence Award – 1989
Member of the PV Hall of Fame Class of 2012
Currently the Manager/Coach of Gymini
Gymnastics Club in Herndon, VA
Coached by Kathleen Dugger and Judy Miller
Self
25th Anniversary
Theresa Cummings
Gymnastics
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Gymnastics Team District Champions 1988
Gymnastics Team Regional Champions 1988
Gymnastics Team State Champions: 1988
Individual Regional Champion in Floor
Exercise: 1988
Individual State Champion in Floor Exercise:
1988
PV Gymnastics Coaches or MVP Award 1988
Program coordinator for Atlanta YMCA:
1992-2000
Coach and Member of YMCA Gymnastics:
1998
Member of the PV Hall of Fame Class of
2011
Currently living in Aldie, VA and working for
Carrier Corporation in Dulles, VA
Coached by Kathleen Dugger and Judy
Miller Self
25th Anniversary
Ken Wright
Track
•Lettered all 4 years in Track
•District Champion in 400 M Relay: 1988
•District Runner Up in 100 M
•District Champion in Pole Vault 1988
•Regional Champion in Pole Vault: 1988
•State Champion in Pole Vault: 1987 and
1988
•Set State Record for Pole Vault: 1988
•PVHS Track Most Valuable Player: 1988
•PVHS Male Athlete of the Year: 1988
•James Madison University: Track team
1988-1989
•Member of the PV Hall of Fame Class of
2011
•Currently the Athletic Director at Loudoun
County High School
•Coached by Ed Scott
20th Anniversary
Mark Hernandez
Wrestling
• Lettered all 4 years in Wrestling
•District Champion
•Regional Champion
•State Runner Up – 1991
•State Champion: 112 lb. -1992
•State Champion: 119 lb. – 1993
•State Champion: 125 lb. – 1994
•Current PV Wrestling Record Holder: Take
Downs, Near Falls, Pins, Wins, Team Points
•Washington Post All Met: 3 years
•Wrestled 3 years for the University of Virginia
•Currently working for the US Department of
State
•Member of the PV Hall of Fame Class of 2011
•Coached by Mack Piercy and Greg Mitchell
20th Anniversary
Gavin McKelvey
Track
•300 M Hurdle state champion with a
time of 38.70
•4 year member and letter winner in
Track
•4 year member and letter winner in
Cross Country
•Most Valuable Runner in Track for
Junior year
•All District in Track for 3 years
•All Region in Track for 2 years
•All State in Track for 2 years
•“When it came to practice, Gavin was
always the first one on and the last one
off the track.” – Coach Brad Moss
•Coached by Brad Moss and Dave
Hembach