MCPS High Schools, Coaches Win Big in 2023–2024 Winter Season

Congratulations to the following MCPS high schools and coaches who won state athletic championships and state sportsmanship awards for the 2023–2024 winter season.

4A Girls State Basketball Champions

Clarksburg High School

Coach Sissy Natoli

State Bocce Champions – Milan Division

Thomas S. Wootton High School

Coach Steve McMahon

4A/3A Boys State Swimming and Diving Champions

Winston Churchill High School

Coach Dennis Witol

3A/2A/1A State Swimming and Diving Champions

Poolesville High School

Coach Jonathan Leong

4A/3A State Dual Wrestling Champions

Walt Whitman High School

Coach Derek Manon

4A Boys Basketball - Jack Willard Sportsmanship Award Winner

Walt Whitman High School

Coach Chris Lun

4A/3A State Swimming and Diving – Doug Sutherland Sportsmanship Award Winner

Quince Orchard High School

Coach Staci Armezzani

4A/3A Girls State Swimming and Diving Champions

Richard Montgomery High School

Coach Akshay Gandhi

Congratulations to Richard Montgomery Swimming and Diving Coach Akshay Gandhi for being selected as the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Alan Murray Award. The Allen Murray award is presented annually to a Montgomery County Public Schools swimming and diving coach. This award was created to honor the memory of a man whose family values, friendly demeanor and excellent teaching skills serve as the standard to which all coaches should aspire.

The late Murray's impact on Montgomery County kids was remarkable. His role as a teacher, coach, camp director, and the founder and director of the Montgomery County Stroke and Turn Clinic, played a vital role in elevating the standards of the district's swimming and diving program.