Westfield High School (Fairfax County, Virginia) - Extracurricular Activities - Athletics

Athletics

Due to Westfield's large enrollment, the school is categorized AAA-class, as defined by the Virginia High School League. It belongs to the Concorde District within Northern Region.

Westfield has athletic teams in 19 different sports: baseball, basketball, cheerleading, crew, cross country/track and field, dance team, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey (club), lacrosse, soccer, softball, swim and dive, tennis, volleyball and wrestling.

The school's athletic program is one of the most successful in the area, having earned numerous titles and championship berths in a wide range of varsity sports since 2000. In fact, Westfield won two state championships in its first year of existence, when both a boy and a girl from the Swim and Dive Team captured individual state swimming honors in Westfield's inaugural winter sports season.

Westfield's football program has been recognized as one of the top programs in the state and has earned two state titles, both seasons ending with perfect records. The boys' outdoor track and field team earned its first Virginia AAA state title in 2004. In 2004, the varsity baseball team reached the state championship final. The boys' soccer team won the district and regional titles in 2005, overall becoming state semifinalists. On October 23, 2009, at halftime of the Chantilly vs. Westfield football game, Eddie Royal became the first Westfield football alumnus to have his number (5) retired.

On November 26, 2011, the Bulldogs lost to rival Centreville in which Centreville blocked Westfield's field goal with a minute left. The field goal would have sent the game into overtime. This was Centreville's first victory over Westfield since 2001.

One of the most successful athletics programs at Westfield is the wrestling team, having won six consecutive district championships from 2004–2009, two consecutive Northern Region titles, and placing several times in the top ten at the State Tournament. Westfield's Track Team also won regionals indoor season of 2007 and outdoor season of 2007.

On October 11, 2002, a tremendous downpour postponed a Westfield varsity football game against rival Centreville for the Concorde District championship. Head coach Tom Verbanic, desperate to keep the game on time, had the field covered with tarps and hired a helicopter in an attempt to dry the field. Several thousand dollars later, the game was still postponed until November 17. The match resulted in a win for Westfield, earning the school's first district championship title. The use of the helicopter for drying grass was later criticized heavily.

Football State Championship Games
Year	Winning Team		Losing Team		Location	Class
2003	Westfield	35	Landstown	14	University of Richmond Stadium, Richmond	AAA Div. 6
2007	Westfield	42	Woodbridge	14	Scott Stadium, Charlottesville	AAA Div. 6

Baseball State Championship Games
Year	Winning Team		Losing Team		Location	Class
2004	Western Branch	3	Westfield	2	War Memorial Stadium, Hampton	AAA

Boys' Lacrosse State Championship Games
Year	Winning Team		Losing Team		Location	Class
2007	Robinson	11	Westfield	3	Westfield High School, Chantilly	AAA

Golf State Tournaments
Year	Boys' Team	Girls' Open	Location	Class
2003	2nd	—		AAA
2004	4th	53rd	Chesdin Landing Golf Course, Chesterfield (boys) Two Rivers Country Club, Williamsburg (girls)	AAA
2005	2nd	—		AAA
2006	—	17th, 26th, 39th	Forest Greens Golf Course, Dumfries (girls)	AAA
2007	3rd	5th, 13th, 24th, 29th	Dominion Valley Country Club, Haymarket (boys) Fairfax National Golf Club, Centreville (girls)	AAA
2008	3rd		Independence Golf Course, Midlothian (boys)	AAA
2009	Champions		Waterfront Country Club, Moneta (boys)	AAA	-

Track & Field State Tournaments
Year	Boys		Girls		Locations	Class
	Indoor	Outdoor	Indoor	Outdoor
2001	Unranked	—	27th	24th	George Mason Fieldhouse, Fairfax (indoor) Sports Backers Stadium, Richmond (outdoor)	AAA
2002	30th	n/a	23rd	n/a	George Mason Fieldhouse, Fairfax (indoor) Sports Backers Stadium, Richmond (outdoor)	AAA
2003	9th	5th	14th	29th	George Mason Fieldhouse, Fairfax (indoor) Sports Backers Stadium, Richmond (outdoor)	AAA
2004	2nd	1st	25th	24th	George Mason Fieldhouse, Fairfax (indoor) Todd Stadium, Newport News (outdoor)	AAA
2005	40th	41st	23rd	3rd	George Mason Fieldhouse, Fairfax (indoor) Todd Stadium, Newport News (outdoor)	AAA
2006	13th	54th	6th	8th	George Mason Fieldhouse, Fairfax (indoor) Todd Stadium, Newport News (outdoor)	AAA
2007	18th	22nd	13th	7th	George Mason Fieldhouse, Fairfax (indoor) Todd Stadium, Newport News (outdoor)	AAA