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.