Jim Bish Contributor 1987-2013 Jim Bish came to Woodbridge as a substitute teacher in 1986 and by the end of that school year, he was offered a fulltime position teaching Social Studies in Fairfax County and also at Woodbridge Senior High School. Jim liked working at The Best School East of the Mississippi so he chose to become a Viking. Jim didn t waste any time getting involved with extra -curricular activities as he became the Norsemen Club sponsor his first year and then worked on the chain gang at all home Varsity Football games for 13 years. In addition he has served as the Freshman Boy s Crew Coach and later the Crew Team Liaison and then President of Woodbridge High School Crew Boosters, Inc.. Besides being an outstanding Social Studies teacher from 1987 until 2013, Jim served as the Department Chair from 2002 through 2007. Jim was a Charter Member of the WSHS Athletic Hall of Fame Selection Committee when the Hall of Fame was initiated in 2006. He used his love for history and the skills that go with that to help gather important information about the athletes, coaches and teams of Woodbridge Senior High School since it s opening in 1964. Over the past eight years, Jim has compiled an incredibly detailed accounting of season records, individual statistics and the accolades and honors of many of the amazing teams, athletes and coaches that have competed at WSHS for the past 49 years. These records are critical in our efforts to honor those athletes, coaches and contributors with induction into the Hall of Fame. Woodbridge Senior High School has been graced with a large number of dedicated and gifted athletes and Jim s work has helped to bring many of the qualified candidates to us for consideration and the Hall of Fame honors that they so richly deserve. Jim is still compiling these athletic records and we continue to discover additional Hall of Fame caliber athletes every year from the legendary Viking Athletic history.
Richard Hilleary Wrestling Coach 1984-2000 Richard Hilleary led Woodbridge to its most dominating era in wrestling. During his fourteen years (1984-1998) as Woodbridge s head coach he produced six (87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 98) Commonwealth/Cardinal District Championships, four (87, 88, 90, 91) Northwest Regional Championships and led Woodbridge to two teams (90, 91) Virginia State Duals finals. In addition, he coached a variety of other sports at Woodbridge and as head baseball coach in 1994 led Woodbridge to the Commonwealth District Championship. Hilleary s regional titles represent four of the five won by Woodbridge all-time and while his teams won six of the eight Woodbridge district titles won all-time. The two appearances in the Virginia State Wrestling Team Dual finals are the only appearances in the school s history. He also produced two state champions: Brian Shaffer in 1986 at 132 pounds and Daryk Moistner in 1991 at 171 pounds. During his final season coaching at Woodbridge, 1997-98, Woodbridge set a single-season school record for victories at 31-1 which still stands. During that season, Woodbridge took first at the Norfolk Sports Club Titan Wrestling Classic and another first at at the 10-team Viking Wrestling Tournament. At the end of that season he was selected as the Washington Post 1998 Wrestling All-Met Coach of the Year. The following year he was given the 1999 Virginia High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year Award. Overall, Hilleary produced 37 individual Commonwealth/Cardinal District champions, 25 individual Northwest Regional champions, nine 3 rd Place Virginia State finishers and three Virginia State runners-up including Greg Mincey in 1986 at 145 pounds, Reggie Mincey in 1988 at Heavyweight, and Jim Dutrow in 1996 at 130 pounds in addition to the two state champions of Shaffer and Moistner. His wrestlers also earned 33 All- State and 12 All-Met recognitions with Brian Shaffer, Daryk Moistner, and Jim Dutrow earning First Team All-Met recognition by the Washington Post. In his overall multi-school coaching career, Hilleary s teams totaled 325 wins representing 4 th All-Time in Virginia High School League History. In 2003 Hilleary was inducted into the Virginia Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Craig Conger Football/Soccer 1984-1988 Craig Conger was first noticed as he was part of a Woodbridge Freshman football team that went undefeated and unscored upon during the fall of 1984. As a result of his play, he was moved up to the varsity and received a varsity letter. During the spring, Conger started as a freshman on the varsity soccer team and helped lead Woodbridge to the Commonwealth District and Northwest Region Soccer titles. That season, he also helped Woodbridge to the Virginia State Tournament Championship game. After that season, Conger was recognized by the Potomac News as an All-Area First Team player. Over the next three years, athletic success continued to follow Craig. As a junior in football, he was selected as the defensive MVP and during his senior campaign, Craig was selected as a team co-captain while leading Woodbridge to the Northwest Region Playoff finals. In soccer Craig helped lead Woodbridge to the 1987 and 1988 Commonwealth District Championship and the 1986, 1987, and 1988 Northwest Region Championship. Woodbridge also made it to the Virginia State Tournament Final Four in each of his last three years and again made it to the championship game in 1988. For his play, Craig made the First Team Potomac News All-Area all four years and First Team All-Commonwealth District his final three years. During his final two high school years, Craig received First Team All-Northwest Region and First Team All-State Virginia recognition while making the First Team All-Met recognition from the Washington Post. Craig received a soccer scholarship to Wake Forest where he was a 4-year starter. His success continued as he helped Wake Forest to the 1989 ACC Championship, the 1991 ACC Championship final, and four NCAA Championship Tournament appearances. For his play he was a 3 time All- ACC Selection (WFU's first ever 89, 90, 91), 2 time All-ACC Tourney Team Selection (WFU's first ever 89, 91) and 2 time All-South Selection (90, 91). He was also selected as the 1990 and 1991 Wake Forest Defensive MVP and was the 1991 Wake Forest Team MVP. Craig also was selected for multiple US National Teams between 1986 and 1991. He later served on the US Soccer Team Staff and currently serves as Director for the US Soccer Development Academy.
Brittni Dixon-Smith Track/Volleyball 2003-2007 Brittni Dixon-Smith was one of the greatest all-around female athletes to walk the halls at Woodbridge. In volleyball, Brittni was the team MVP and Journal Messenger All-Area First Team in 2005 as well as a three year team captain. In basketball she was a two-time All-District Honorable Mention selection in 2005 and 2006. However, it was her exploits in Track and Field that revealed her athleticism. She was a two-time District Champion in long jump (2005, 06), as well as a District Champion in both the 100 meter and 400 meter dash in 2005. Brittni also was a two-time Regional Champion in long jump during 2005 and 2006. She won the Virginia State Outdoor Long Jump Champion in 2006 as well as being recognized All-State in Long Jump (2005, 06), 4X100 Meter Relay in 2005, and the 200 Meter Dash in 2006. She currently still holds the All-Time Record at WSHS for Long Jump (both indoor and outdoor) at 19 5.5. She also sits in the WSHS All- (3 rd ), Pole Vault (3 rd ), 200 meter Time Top Ten records in seven other events including the 300 meter (2 nd ), 55 meter (3 rd ), 400 meter (3 rd ), Triple Jump (4 th ), and 100 meter (6 th ). For her efforts, both on the field and in the classroom, she was recognized as the Potomac News and Manassas Journal Messenger All-Area Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2007. Brittni s athletic credentials earned her a scholarship to Stanford University where she excelled for the next four years. Academically, Brittni earned a spot on the NCAA Division I All-Academic Track and Field Team from 2008-2011 as well as earning Academic All-American status in 2011. In Track and Field she earned her way onto the All-PAC 12 team excelling in the Long Jump, the 100 Meter Dash, and the 4X100 Meter Relay. Brittni currently is on the All-Time Stanford Track Records list for 100 Meter Dash (9 th ), 4X100 Meter Relay (8 th ), and Long Jump (6 th ). After graduating from Stanford with a B.A. in International Relations and a B.S. in Civil Engineering Brittni competed for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team although her efforts fell just short of qualifying for the Olympic Team in 2012.
Grant Shiffert Soccer 1980-1984 Grant Shiffert was one of the great offensivee players in some of the earlier years of the boy s soccer program. Playing for Coach Angelo Hilios from 1981 1984, Shiffert helped lead Woodbridge to three Commonwealth District Championships (81, 83, and 84) and two Northwest Region Championships in 1983 and 1984. Grant helped to lead the 1984 WSHS Boys Soccer team to the first Boys Soccer State Championship and became the first team outside of Cross Country to win a state championship at WSHS. Shiffert was the leading scorer and leader of the 1984 Boys State Champion Soccer team. During that season he set a Woodbridge and District Single Season Scoring Record of 21 goals in 20 games, a record that would stand for seven seasons. The most important goal of the season was the twenty-first goal that Shiffert netted earning Woodbridge the state championship against Green Run with under five minutes to go in the game which held for a 1-0 Viking victory. The goal was especially pleasing for Woodbridge as Green Run defeated Woodbridge the previous season in the state semifinals. Over his soccer career, Shiffert was highly decorated. As a sophomore he made the Jefferson High Soccer Invitational All-Tournament Team and played for the 16U Virginia State Soccer Team where he helped his team to the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Championship. In 1982 and 83 he made the Commonwealth District Boys Soccer 2nd Team. After his senior season Shiffert was selected to the Commonwealth District Boys Soccer First Team and was recognized as the Boys Soccer Player of the Year. He also was recognized by the Washington Post as a First Team Boys Soccer All-Met Forward and he also was selected to participate in the 18U state team. Grant played collegiately at Alderson-Broaddus College where he led Alderson-Broaddus in scoring in 1984 while helping them to the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship in 1986 and 1988. His 1988 team went on to win the Southeast Regional Championship and finished the season as the NAIA National Runner-Up in Men s Soccer.
Nashunda Harper Volleyball 1994-1998 Nashunda Harper was a great volleyball player on some of the better volleyball teams that Woodbridge ever produced. Playing during a four- (94 and 95) and making it to the year stretch that saw Woodbridge under head coach Mike Petock win two Commonwealth District Championshipss Virginia AAA Quarterfinals in 1997. Nashunda played with power and agility making her one of the best volleyball players in the region. Nashunda was exposed to volleyball early as her mother played volleyball at Western Carolina University and while Nashunda was small she continued to play in Women s Leagues in Northern Virginia. That influence allowed Nashunda to develop as she started playing volleyball in seventh grade before she became a member of the former DC Juniors Volleyball Club. Harper really came into her own during her sophomore season as she was one of the regional leaders in both kills and digs for Woodbridge. As a result of her play she was recognized by the Washington Post for their All-Met Honorable Mention Volleyball team. During her junior season her continued good play earned her First Team Cardinal All-District recognition. Nashunda helped Woodbridge to their best ever finish for a season during the 1997-98 year by getting Woodbridge to the Virginia AAA Quarterfinals before ending their season with an 18-7 record. The AAA Quarterfinals were the closest to the state championship that the program has ever seen. During that season, she served as a team captain and statistical leader in almost every category recording 336 kills, 508 digs and 29 aces in 25 games. During her four-year career she helped Woodbridge to a 65 wins vs. 27 losses record. At the end of the season she was recognized throughout the state as she was selected to the First Team All-Commonwealth District, First Team All-Northwest Region, First Team All-State, First Team Washington Post All-Met, and was selected as the Potomac News Messenger Prince William County Player of the Year. After high school Nashundaa played collegiately at Howard University.
Caroline Kent Soccer 1995-1999 Caroline Kent was a great player during a dominant era of Woodbridge Girls Soccer. Over her final three seasons at Woodbridge, she led Woodbridge to three consecutive state tournament appearances, losing in each instance in the AAA State Semifinals. As a freshman, Caroline led Woodbridge to an 11-2-2 record and the Commonwealth District Championship while emerging as a leading scorer during the season. Her success during the season allowed her early recognition as a selection to both the First Team Commonwealth District and Northwest Region at the end of the season. During her sophomore year, Woodbridge dominated opponents by easily winning the Cardinal District and Northwest Region before falling in the AAA State Semifinals. Again, Kent led the team in scoring while capturing both District and Regional First Team recognition in addition to earning a selection to the Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention team. Kent continued her dominant play during her final two seasons at Woodbridge. During the 1998 season she again helped Woodbridge to the Cardinal District and Northwest Regional Championship while leading the Vikings into the AAA State Semifinals and earned a spot on the Washington Post All-Met Second Team. Kent s final season at Woodbridge was her best. Caroline again led Woodbridge to the Cardinal District and Northwest Region Championships and back to the AAA State Semifinals. She led the Woodbridge and the region in scoring with 22 goals and 15 assist while earning the coveted Washington Post First Team All-Met Player of the Year recognition along with the Virginia s All-State Player of the Year. During her career she scored 66 goals and added another 40 assist while leading Woodbridge to four district, three region, and three AAA state semifinal appearances. In the process she earned four All-District and All-Region awards including three-time All-Met recognition. She also participated on the Track and Field Hockey teams at Woodbridge. After graduation from Woodbridge, Caroline became a four year starter at George Mason University playing in over eighty games in her collegiate career.
Elizabeth Mumley Soccer/Basketball 1997-2001 Elizabeth Liz Mumley was an aggressive and quick two-sport (soccer and basketball) athlete for Woodbridge. On the basketball court she was on the team as a sophomore that went 25-4 making it to the AAA State Semifinals. As a starter her junior and senior seasons, she helped Woodbridge to the Cardinal District Championship as a junior. Liz especially excelled on the soccer field as a forward. Mumley helped Woodbridge in winning the district and regional championships in 1998, 1999, and 2000, while leading Woodbridge to the Northwest Regional semi-finals in 2001. As a freshman and sophomore Mumley led Woodbridge to the state semi-finals and as a junior to the finals. During her junior campaign she helped lead Woodbridge to an undefeated season, state championship, and a national number one ranking by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Along the way, Mumley collected First Team All-Cardinal District and All-Region each of her final two years at Woodbridge while earning Second Team All-State as a junior and First Team All-Statthe Washington Post and was chosen Second Team All-Met her senior year while also being selected as the Cardinal District and Northwest Region as a senior. She was chosen Honorable Mention All-Met as a sophomore and a junior by Player of the Year. After leaving Woodbridge, Liz became a four-year starter for the Big Ten s Ohio State Buckeyes Women s Soccer Team. While at Ohio State she helped the Buckeyes make it to three straight NCAAA tournaments, including making it to the Elite Eight her senior season. Along the way Liz was selected twice to the All-Big Ten Tournament Team. During her four years at Ohio State, Liz scored ten goals which currently stands at 12 th place all- in Buckeye history. In addition time career goals in Ohio State history along with twelve assist which currently stands at 8 th place all-time career assists Liz was selected as a Four-Time Academic All-Big Ten Team member.
Ahmad Dorsett Basketball 1992-1996 Ahmad Dorsett was one of the key players in the most dominant run in Woodbridge basketball history. In March 1996 as Ahmad played his final game as a Viking, he was an important part of an 87-16 four year run, with four straight years of winning at least twenty games. During that four-year stretch, Woodbridge won four straight Commonwealth District Championships, while making their first ever appearance in the AAA State Semifinals in 1993. During the 1994, 95, and 96 campaigns the Vikings advanced to the Northwest Regional tournament. Dorsett had a combination of skills on the hardwood. He had excellent quickness adding to his excellent ball handling and defensive skills. In addition, Ahmad was a great scoring threat and excellent rebounder. During his senior season he served as team captain and he always directed the team s offensive and defensive alignments while helping Woodbridge to a 20-4 record. His play during his senior season brought a lot of recognition including First Team Commonwealth District. Ahmad was recruited heavily by George Mason University where he was a four-year starter for the Patriots. He was named to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) All-Rookie team as a freshman playing for head coach Paul Westhead. Over the next three years he served as co-captain for new head coach Jim Larranaga and helped lead the team to the conference title and a spot in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. After graduating from George Mason, Dorsett played professionally for the Washington Justice of the National Rookie League and for the One on One National Travel team and served as an assistant coach at Stonewall Jackson and Forest Park High School before spending four seasons as the head coach at Freedom High School in Woodbridge, Va. He started the basketball program at Freedom and led his squad to two conference titles, three regional playoff appearances and a state semifinal appearance. During that span he twice won Coach of the Year honors. He also served as an assistant coach at Longwood University, Mount Olive College, Bowie State, and Mount Saint Mary, before his current position as Assistant Coach at High Point University in North Carolina.