Distance Coach Darrell General
Position: Assistant Coach Track, Head Cross Country Coach
Specialty: Distance
High School: Potomac High
School, Maryland
Experience: 35ft season, 16th at George C. Marshall
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Coaching Highlights
2008 - 2009
Indoor:
**Sophomore
Courtney Herbolsheimer qualified for the Northern Virginia AAA Regional championship in the 1000m and 1600m. Liberty District
medalist in 1000m and 1600m run. Won four quad meet events, runner up three times and a third.
**Senior
Lucas Rooney won three quad meet events and place 3rd twice, automatically qualified in 3200m run for the Liberty
District championship.
2009
Outdoors:
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2007 - 2008
Indoor:
**Senior
Oscar Olazo Nostades won the Liberty District 1000m title and automatically qualified for the Northern VA AAA regional championship.
**Sophomore
Courtney Herbolsheimer qualified for the Northern Virginia AAA Regional championship in the 1600m (5:31.43 – 5th)
and 3200m. Liberty District medalist in 1600m and 3200m run.
**Junior
Tara Cappiello qualified for her 3rd Northern VA AAA Regional championship in the 1000m and breaking her own school
record in the event.
**Junior
Chandler Dennison qualified for the Northern VA Regional in the 500m dash (1:23.41 – 6th).
**Robert
Tynes qualified for the Northern VA regional championship in the 500m dash (1:12.67 –
5th).
**Boy’s
4x400m relay team won the silver medal at the Liberty District championship, the team of sophomore Akkarin Chirachaturaphak,
senior Oscar Olazo Nostades, senior Patrick Roddy and senior Robert Tynes ran 3:38.28.
**Girl’s
4x800m relay team medal and finished 4th in the Liberty District Championship, the team of junior Tara Dennison,
sophomore Breslin Toole, junior Chandler Dennison and freshman Courtney Herbolsheimer in 10:13.76.
2008
Outdoors:
**Boy’s
4x800m relay team finished 2nd at the Liberty District championship and qualified for the Northern Virginia AAA
Regional championship, the team of senior William “Alex” Haugh, senior Oscar Olazo, sophomore Akkarin Chirachaturaphak
and senior Robert Tynes.
**Senior
Oscar Olazo qualified for Northern VA AAA Regional championship for the 3rd straight year in the 800m run.
**Senior
William “Alex” Haugh qualified for Northern VA AAA Regional championship in the 1600m run.
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2006 - 2007:
Indoors:
**Junior
Oscar Olazo was Most Outstanding Player was Liberty District runner up in the 1000m, automatically qualified for the regional
championship in the 500m & 1000m. Finished the season ranked top 10 in school history in the 300m (38.08), 500m (1:08.32) and
1000m (2:36.84). Medal at Southern Mega meet in the 500m (1:08.32) and finished top 6 in
the 500m @ Liberty Christmas Invitational and the Asics Invitational.
**Sophomore
Tara Cappiello set a school record in the 1000m (3:13.25) at the regional championship, bronze medal at the Liberty District
championship in the 1000m.
**The
4x800m relay team (Cappiello, sophomore Crystal Courtner, senior Tanya Khandpur, sophomore Chandler Dennison) ran the
fastest time in seven years (10.37.12).
**Senior
Kevin Gollogly (500m), Senior Jason Pennington (500m), Junior William "Alex" Haugh (3200m) automatically qualified for
the District Championship.
**Sophomore
Matthew Ng won the Most Improved Player award after dropping over 20 seconds on his 1000m & 1600m.
**Sophomore
Chandler Dennison won the Most Improved Player award after finishing 10th in the Liberty District 1000m and was a member
of the silver medal in the 4x200m, member of the 4x800m relay team and regional 4x200m relay team.
**Breslin
Toole was named Outstanding Freshman of the Year and had the fastest time in the 1600m (6:10.37) & 3200m (13:40.42).
Outdoors:
**Sophomore
Chandler Dennison qualified for the Northern Virginia AAA Regional championship in the 800m run (Liberty District Medalist
– 5th – 2:25.49).
**Junior
Oscar Olazo Nostades was runner up in the Liberty District Championship 800m run, qualified for the Northern VA Regional AAA
championship.
2005 - 2006:
Indoors:
Coached
five athletes to regional championship including outstanding female freshman of the year, Tara Cappiello to a top 3 all school
ranking. Senior Joel Ryan and junior Kevin Gollogoly qualified in the 500m dash. The Boy's 4x800m relay team medaled
twice at George Mason Invitational and Keydets (VMI) Invitational. Sophomore Oscar Olazo was the team most outstanding player.
Sophomore William "Alex" Haugh (3200m) and Oscar Olazo (500m, 1000m), automatically qualified for the District Championship.
2006
Outdoors:
**Coached
Boy's 4x800m (Oscar Olazo, Alex Cvrk, William "Alex" Haugh, Jason Pennington) relay team to new school record and
automatic qualification to regional championship.
**Oscar
Olazo (200m, 400m, 800m), Jason Pennington (400m, 800m, 1600m), William "Alex" Haugh (3200m), Joel Ryan
(200, 400m), Alex Cvrk (800m) automatically qualified for the District Championship. **Boy's 4x800m team won, Olazo took silver,
girls 4x800m relay team took bronze at TJ Pentulimate Experience, Boy's 4x800m took silver at C.H. Flowers Invitational,
Boy's DMR took bronze at Metro Run and Walk Invitational, boy's 4x800m (Olazo, Cvrk, J.Ryan and Pennington) medal
with their 8th place finish at regional.
**Sophomore
Oscar Olazo was runner up in the 800m run at Liberty District, ran a personal best 1:58.81 in taking 8th place medal
at regionals.
**Jason
Pennington collected two bronze medal with personal best in the 1600m - 4:30.99 and 800m - 1:59.37, ran a personal best 4:27.81
in placing 7th place medal at Regionals.
2004 - 2005:
Indoors:
Coached
Sophomore Jason Pennington to Liberty District 6th place performance in the 1600m and a spot in the Northern Regional
Championship. The 4x800m relay team ran the fastest time in 5 years.
Outdoors:
Coached
4x800m (Oscar Olazo, Joel Ryan, Alex Cvrk, Jason Pennington) relay team to Liberty District title, new school record and qualification
to regional championship. Sophomore Jason Pennington won two medal at the District (1600m, 800m). Freshman Oscar Olazo
and William "Alex" Haugh medal in the 800m and 3200m, respectively.
2003
- 2004:
Indoors:
Coached
Senior Doug Shapiro to Liberty District runner up performance in the 1600m and Northern Virginia Championship.
Outdoors:
Coached
Senior Doug Shapiro (1600m, 4x400m) and Junior Justin Harper (400m) to Liberty District medaling performances and Northern
Virginia Regional championship. Shapiro obtained Statesmen Top 5 all time mark under his coaching. 4x800m team (Harper, Mike
Eckard, Jason Pennington, Shapiro) finished 4th in District with a Top 5 All time mark.
2002
- 2003:
Indoors:
Had one
athlete qualified in two events for the Northern Virginia Regional championships.
Outdoors:
Qualified
one athlete to the Northern Virginia Regional championship.
2002:
Outdoors:
Coach
seven (7) athletes to the Northern Virginia Regional Championships in his first season. Had the honor of coaching the first
relay team (Girl's 4x800m) to the regionals in three seasons.
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Track and Cross Country Honor & Statistics
Stats:
Marine Corps Hall of Fame
Inductee (2004)
5-times USA Olympics Trials
Qualifier (1988 to 2004)
2-times Marine Corps Marathon
Champion (1995, 1997)
Youngest USA Olympic Marathon
Qualifier (21 years old – Nov. 1987)
Runner up Marine Corps
Marathon (1988)
Competed in 11 consecutive USA marathon Championships (1992-2002).
USA Pan Am
Team Member (1999)
USA World Half Marathon
Team member (1997, 1998)
USA team member
for the London World Cup (1991)
No. 11th Ranked
USA Marathoner (1990)
No. 10th Ranked
USA Marathoner (1989)
USA Top 20
Ranking: 9 times
USA Top 10
Ranking: 2 times
Self Coached Runner (1983
to the present)
Current Head Cross-country
coach at G.C. Marshall High school
(2002 - present)
Assistant track and field
coach at G.C. Marshall High School
(2002 to present)
Head Cross-country &
Track and Field coach at Potomac High School, Maryland
(1995 - 2000)
Assistant Cross-country
& track and Field coach at Potomac HS (1987 - 1995)
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Personal Best:
1500 (3:41)
Mile: (4:04)
5,000m (14:20)
10,000m: (29:29.00)
10 mile (48:48)
Half Marathon:
(1:04:48)
Marathon: (2:14:42)
