Magna Vista Raider Qualifier
Published 8:00 am Thursday, April 18, 2019
The Buckingham Raider teams continued their success by winning the 4th Brigade Best of the Best Raider Qualifier, held at Magna Vista High School in Ridgeway, Virginia, on March 16. The Raiders won the all Male Division and were named runner-up for the Mixed Division. To be eligible to compete in the Mixed Division the Raider Team must have a least four females out of nine on a team. The Brigade Qualifier consisted of teams from Virginia, North and South Carolina. The all Male Team, led by National Champion Tyler Moore, received first place in the 5K run, Litter Carry, Team Physical Fitness Challenge and second in Rope Bridge. The Male Division for the third year in a row would be named top Virginia Raider School.
The Mixed Team, led by Senior Alyssa Gentry, won first in Logistics Relay, second in Team Physical Fitness Test and third in Rope Bridge and Litter Carry. Both Teams have qualified in recent 4th Brigade Best of the Best Raider Qualifiers and will be competing at the Brigade Championships in April. Both Teams will be competing to earn the coveted trophy and be named 4th Brigades Best of the Best Raider Team. The Raiders will be going against the best Raider schools from Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Maryland and the District of Columbia.